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In the Hyakki Yagyo Emaki from the Muromachi period, yōkai that appeared as umbrellas could be seen, but in this emaki, it was a humanoid yōkai that merely had an umbrella on its head and thus had a different appearance than that resembling a kasa-obake. [7] The kasa-obake that took on an appearance with one eye and one foot was seen from the ...
(Japanese 付喪神, lit. "artefact spirit".) Often considered a tsukumogami, the Kasa-obake is a haunted umbrella usually depicted as having one large eye and one leg. Little is written about the Kasa-obake, but it continues to be used as a symbol of haunting. Like most other tsukumogami, the Kasa-obake is mostly harmless.
Design model of the Bakezōri may have been Zōri, traditional sandals made of braided rice straw. [1] [2]The being Bakezōri belongs to a special group of Yōkai, called Tsukumogami (付喪神; "artifact-demons"): According to Japanese folklore, households are like repair tools, kitchen appliances and even clothes of any kind which eventually come to life and receive their own consciousness ...
"Tenome" from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien The "teme-bōzu," a yōkai modeled after the tenome, from the Hyakki Yagyō Emaki of the Matsui Library in Yatsuhiro, Kumamoto Prefecture "Bakemono ni Hone wo Nukareshi Hito no Koto" (ばけ物に骨をぬかれし人の事), a kaidan (mysterious tale) considered to be based on the tenome, from the Shokoku Hyaku Monogatari.
It's flu season right now, and the U.S. is in the midst of a wave that's straining hospitals.But not all influenza is the same. There are some notable differences between flu A and flu B strains.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights ...
Shirime as drawn by Yosa no Buson.. Shirime (Japanese: 尻目, lit. "buttocks eye") is a strange yōkai with an eye in the place of his anus.. The story goes as follows: Long ago, a samurai was walking at night down the road to Kyōto, when he heard someone calling out for him to wait.
The winners and losers of the 4 Nations Face-Off, which Canada won with an overtime victory against the USA.