Hachimata

Hachimata (八股　hachimata) is a dragon in Chinese mythology and Japanese mythology. In the ancient Japanese scripture 'Kojiki,' Hachimata has eyes as red as sour sauce, which is crimson to bright red, and has eight heads and tails, with many trees and vines growing among them. Hachi is 'eight,' and 'mata' is tail or thigh in Japanese, hence the name Hachimata - Eight-tail, and not Eight-Head. This is probably meant to differentiate it from Orochi, who is a snake with 8 heads. Hachimata is usually confused with Orochi and sometimes people will mistakenly call Hachimata Orochi, as both have eight heads and eight tails.