Teke Teke

Teke Teke's History

Teke Teke is an onryō (vengeful ghost) from Japanese folklore that appears in many urban legends.The most common story says Teke Teke was a woman or schoolgirl who fell or jumped onto railway tracks and was cut in half by a passing train.With no lower body, she crawls incredibly fast on her hands, making a "teke teke" scraping sound, which is the origin of her name.She hunts alone at night, especially near train stations and roads. If she catches anyone, she will slice them in half at the waist to mimic her own disfigurement, sometimes using a sickle.

There are many local variations of the legend with different details, making the original story unclear. Some say she was in an accident, others suicide.One version names her as Kashima Reiko from Hokkaido, who was raped and threw herself onto the tracks, crawling in agony until death.Kashima now haunts bathrooms asking about her legs. The right answers to her riddles will let you live, but she will cut you in half if not satisfied.The common threads suggest Teke Teke seeks vengeance for her traumatic death and dismemberment, terrifying anyone she encounters at night by mimicking her fatal injury onto others.