Bake-kujira

The Bake-kujira (化鯨?, literally "ghost whale") is a mythical Japanese yōkai (ghost, phantom, or strange apparition) from western Japan. It is also said that it likes to eat the rice from farms....

The Ghost Whale is a creature from Japanese mythology. It is believed to bring bad luck to the sailors who encounter it.

“In the old days, when whales were still plentiful in the Sea of Japan, a whale sighting was a blessing for the residents of a poor fishing village. A village could reap huge amounts of wealth from the meat and oil in a single whale. Such a bounty did not come without a price, however, and many fishermen claim that the souls of these whales live on as bakekujira, seeking revenge against the humans who took their lives. Those who witness a bakekujira are infected with its horrible curse…

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Bakekujira is described as a giant whale skeleton that appeared off the coast of Shimane, accompanied by a variety of strange fish and birds...