Here is a list of mythical creatures beginning with this letter and I am constantly gathering information from each continent and continually updating.
Akateko (Japanese)
The monster is described as the red, disembodied hand of a small child descending from a Japanese honey locust tree. It is accompanied by the specter of a young woman at the base of the tree whose beauty lulls unsuspecting passersby into a trance or fever state.
According to the some legends, the hand will then grab the traveler by the neck and rip them apart, limb by limb, but in most stories the hand is harmless. In Kagawa and Fukushima prefectures, the spirit will travel in pairs, resembling moving feet or legs. Some even suggest that those two creatures are, in fact, two parts of the same y?kai. According to most sources, this creature is harmless, and only frighten passers-by.