Listen to Rokurokubi What are Rokurokubi? Starting in the Edo period, tales were written about people’s necks stretching when they were asleep. Classical Japanese literature describes tales of people witnessing and encountering floating heads during the night. Rokurokubi (ろくろ首, 轆轤首) is a type of Japanese yōkai. In Japanese folklore, yōkai, are a class of supernatural […]