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If you hear a masked woman ask “Am I beautiful?” on a quiet Japanese street… you may have already met Kuchisake-Onna, the Slit-Mouthed Woman. This terrifying Japanese urban legend caused real panic in 1979, with schools, police, and parents fearing she might actually exist. 🌟 Join the Mystics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6v91210figZrnMvfnhZhw/join 🛒 Mythology Books, and Creator Picks: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mysteriesofmythology 👕 Merch: https://mysteriesofmythology.com/ ▶️ WATCH NEXT: ↳ 👹 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikECI8lazL2Pu3cYO0BhzJok70buYWNj ↳ 🐉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikECI8lazL0W7QESLTLZrYyMAk91giJx Kuchisake-Onna, also known as the Slit-Mouthed Woman, is one of Japan’s most famous urban legends and yōkai stories. Said to be the vengeful spirit of a mutilated woman, she wanders modern streets wearing a surgical mask and carrying scissors, asking victims the terrifying question: “Am I beautiful?” From Edo-period ghost stories to the nationwide panic of 1979 in Gifu Prefecture, this legend blends Japanese folklore, onryō spirits, horror myths, and real-world fear into one of the most chilling stories in Japanese mythology. ——————————————— ⏳ CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction to Kuchisake Onna (The Slit-Mouthed Woman) 00:44 Where Did Kuchisake Onna Come From? 03:29 What to Do if You Encounter Kuchisake Onna 05:45 The 1979 Gifu Scare 07:17 How to Escape Kuchisake Onna? ——————————————— 📚 SOURCES & CREDITS: Wikipedia – “Kuchisake-onna” (overview, 1979 press mentions): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuchisake-onna Nippon.com – Iikura Yoshiyuki, “Japanese Urban Legends from the ‘Slit-Mouthed Woman’ to ‘Kisaragi Station’” (origin & spread from Gifu, 1978–79): https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00789/ Yokai.com – Matthew Meyer, “Kuchisake-onna” (yōkai framing & variants): https://yokai.com/kuchisakeonna/ UC Press – Michael Dylan Foster, Pandemonium and Parade (chapter on Mizuki Shigeru & Kuchisake-onna): https://www.ucpress.edu/books/pandemonium-and-parade/pdf Japan Powered – “Kuchisake-onna: The Slit-Mouthed Woman” (modern variations & escape lore): https://www.japanpowered.com/folklore-and-urban-legends/kuchisake-onna-the-slit-mouthed-woman Kowabana – “Kuchisake-onna” (press date claims & 1979 retellings): https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/02/kuchisake-onna-2/ ——————————————— 🌟 Unlock perks → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6v91210figZrnMvfnhZhw/join 🛒 Merch → https://mysteries-of-mythology-shop.fourthwall.com/ 🔔 Subscribe to Mysteries of Mythology → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6v91210figZrnMvfnhZhw/?sub_confirmation=1 ——————————————— 🔔 SUBSCRIBE → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6v91210figZrnMvfnhZhw/?sub_confirmation=1 ——————————————— 🔗 CONNECT WITH ME: ↳ 💬 Chat on Discord: https://discord.gg/erE273UZme ↳ 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysteriesofmythology/ #kuchisakeonna #slitmouthedwoman #japaneseurbanlegends #yokai #onryo #mythology #horrorfolklore #mysteriesofmythology