Tradition: Japanese Mythology
Alternative Names: Tako-musume, Octopus Daughter
Category: Mollusc
The Myth
Tako Musume is a strange female yōkai depicted in a Japanese collection of supernatural creatures produced during the late Edo period. She is portrayed as a monstrous woman with an enormous head, giving her an unusual and unsettling appearance.
Beyond this depiction, little is known about Tako Musume’s characteristics or behaviour. Her surviving description focuses on her extraordinary head and her identity as a female monster, leaving her supernatural abilities and role in mythology unclear.
Sources
“Tako Musume.” 新版TYZ 妖怪図鑑 (New TYZ Yokai Encyclopedia). https://tyz-yokai.blog.jp/archives/1010654256.html