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Mountain Witch of Awa

September 12, 2019September 9, 2019 kowabana 1188 Views 0 Comments mountains, yamauba, yokai

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

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Jealous Snake

September 5, 2019September 3, 2019 kowabana 792 Views 0 Comments snake

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

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Cat’s Revival Powers

August 29, 2019August 3, 2019 kowabana 811 Views 0 Comments cat, dead body

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

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Truth Behind the Drowning

August 22, 2019August 3, 2019 kowabana 741 Views 0 Comments dead body, snake

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

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The Superhumanly Strong Ghost

August 15, 2019August 3, 2019 kowabana 681 Views 0 Comments ghost

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

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