Jinmenken (人面犬, "Human-Faced Dog") are dogs with human faces that are said to appear at night in Japanese urban areas. [27]

The Human Faced Dog or “Jinmenken” is an urban legend from Japan about strange sightings of dogs with human faces. They have been a part of Japanese folklore for hundreds of years. Jinmenken are dogs with human faces. They are almost always seen at night in urban areas of Japan.