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The Hibagon has a large nose, large deep glaring eyes and is covered with bristles. Theories to account for this cryptid range from a gorilla, a wild man, or a deserter from the Japanese chefs, to an individual ravaged by atomic radiation from the nuclear attack on Hiroshima.
The Japanese Buddhist version of angels. Tenome A ghostly blind man with his eyes on his palms. Tenson kōrin The descent of Amaterasu's grandson Ninigi-no-Mikoto from Takamagahara to the land of Japan (then known as Ashihara no Nakatsukuni) to become its ruler. Soon after this, Hoori and his siblings Hoderi and Hosuseri were born.
Hibagon or Hinagon – ape-like, similar to Bigfoot, or the Yeti (Japan) Jué yuán – blue-furred man-sized rhesus monkey that abducts human women (China & Japan) Satori – mind-reading magical ape or monkey (Japan) Shōjō – anthropomorphic spirit, depicted as furred, somewhat confounded with orangutan (Japan)
Mount Hiba (比婆山, Hiba-yama) is a mountain in Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, [1] with a height of 1,299 metres. ... Hibagon; Mount Hiba (Shimane) References
Hibagon – The Japanese equivalent of Bigfoot. Hitotsume-kozou – A Yōkai that takes on the appearance of a bald, one-eyed child. Jiangshi – A being in Chinese legends and folklore similar to zombie or vampire. Jinn – Genie-like beings. Jorōgumo – A spider that can change its appearance into that of a seductive woman.
In 2003, Japanese researcher and mountaineer Dr. Makoto Nebuka published the results of his twelve-year linguistic study, postulating that the word "Yeti" is a corruption of the word "meti", a regional dialect term for a "bear".
In the Edo Period Japanese dictionary, the Rigen Shūran, there is only the explanation "monster painting by Kohōgen Motonobu." [4] According to the Edo Period writing Kiyū Shōran (嬉遊笑覧), it can be seen that one of the yōkai that it notes is depicted in the Bakemono E (化物絵) drawn by Kōhōgen Motonobu is one by the name of "nurarihyon," [5] and it is also depicted in the ...
Ootakemaru (大嶽丸, also sometimes called 鬼神魔王、大だけ丸、or 大竹丸) is a figure in Japanese folklore. He resides on Suzuka Mountain , a connection of mountains and ravines bordering the Ise and Oumi countries, [ 1 ] as a Kijin [jp] .