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Mountain Witch of Awa

Yokoi Kijun, Ashuu Kiji Zatsuwa (1936) In the southern mountains of Awa, there had once been sightings of a mountain

Kokon Chomonjuu (1254) A monk by the name of Futodamaou spent much of his time in the arms of a

By Abe Shigeyasu (1784-1868), Jitsujitsu Kidan There’s a place called Darumayokocho in Honjo. This is a story that took place

By Abe Shigeyasu (1784-1868), Jitsujitsu Kidan Around 1796 or 97, a man by the name of Wada Kikuemon from Awa

By Asaka Yamai (????-????), Shifu Goroku There was a village by the name of Mikogahara, located in the valley of