Gashadokuro (がしゃどくろ / ガシャドクロ).
It’s depicted as an enormous human skeleton, it is formed from the bones and lingering resentment of people who died in war, famine, or without proper burial. It wanders at night, and descriptions say its rattling bones or chattering teeth can warn of its approach. Although it’s often presented as an ancient Japanese legend, the named Gashadokuro appears to be a comparatively modern yōkai. Earliest verified printed appearance to a 1966 Japanese magazine feature. Its famous visual appearance was strongly influenced by Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s much older ukiyo-e print Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, but that skeleton was not originally called Gashadokuro.
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