Mythological Japanese rock splits in half, potentially releasing evil demons

The Sessho-seki or "Killing Stone" is a landmark volcanic rock found in the mountains of Japan near Nasu. According to the local mythology, the stone itself is actually the transformed corpse of Tamamo-no-Mae, a beautiful woman who is also an evil nine-tailed fox (like ya do) and was involved in a secret plot to kill Emperor Toba in the twelfth century. — Read the rest