Bake-kujira


The Bake-kujira is a mythical Japanese yōkai from western Japan.
It is supposedly a large ghostly skeleton whale and is said to be accompanied by strange birds and fish.

Legends

In one story a fisherman tries to catch it with his harpoon but the harpoon sailed right through it and the Bake-kujira floated away. In other stories people say that the Bake-kujira brings a curse and general misfortune to the area where it is spotted.