Asako Shinobu

Asako Shirobu, known as Grandmother Shirobu, was a hannya impersonating an elderly silk weaver woman in the 12th century.

Monster
Grandmother was a hannya who had taken on human form the better to choose victims from among the villagers. She lived at Kyuden Asako undetected for years, always ready to flee if she suspected her cover could be exposed.

Disguise
She seemed well-disposed to young children, and was a teller of the village history. She became quite frightening once or twice, when she felt a magistrate or a newcomer was not perfectly respectful. She cover her rudeness that moments as the usual of an old age.