Kodama – Tree Spirit

I decided to choose this Yokai because it looked cute and I like trees. These souls wander outside of their hosts, tending to their grove, and maintaining the balance of nature. The first known mention of the tree spirits is in Japan’s oldest known book, the Kojiki. The book talks about the tree god named Wakunochi-no-kami. Wakunochi-no-kami was the second born of the godling brood of Izanagi and Izanami. I do think that Yokai differ from normal western monsters and mythical creatures because unlike normal western monsters and mythical creatures, Yokai are spirits and they have a different vibe. In a way I don’t believe in Yokai, monsters, ghosts, and mythical creatures, but in a way I do believe in them because I believe that somewhere on a different planet in a different galaxy they may exist, just not here. The closest we might get to monsters are lab made creatures.