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  2. Kasa-obake - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. File:Ukulele chords.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: A chord chart for beginner ukulele players that demonstrates the correct fingerings to play the 36 basic chords. Whereas most chord charts display the fretboard vertically to save space, here the fretboard is intentionally horizontal (as how a ukulele is held) to make it easier for beginners (the target audience of this chart) to use.

  4. Ukulele - Wikipedia

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    Inspired by the Tahitian ukulele, there is the Motu Nui variant, from France, which has just four strings made from fishing line and the hole in the back is designed to produce a wah-wah effect. [citation needed] Mario Maccaferri invented an automatic chording device for the ukulele, called Chord Master.

  5. List of ukulele players - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of ukulele players. These musicians and bands are well known for playing the ukulele as their primary instrument and have an associated linked Wikipedia article. It is not intended for everyone that can play the instrument.

  6. Obake - Wikipedia

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    Due to the influence of a large number of Hawaiians with Japanese ancestry, on the islands of Hawaii the term obake has found its way into the dialect of the local people. . Some Japanese stories concerning these creatures have found their way into local culture in Hawaii: numerous sightings of kappa have been reported on the islands, and the Japanese faceless ghosts called noppera-bō have ...

  7. Amefurikozō - Wikipedia

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    In the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki it wears a Japanese umbrella with its central pole missing, and it is depicted possessing a paper lantern. In the explanatory text, it says, "speaking of the rain god Ushi, there is the amefurikozō, who works as its jidō (雨のかみを雨師(ushi)といふ 雨ふり小僧といへるものは めしつかはるる侍童(jidō)にや)", stating that ...

  8. Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    [10] [18] [70] The UOGB began the approach of orchestrating songs so that each ukulele played a separate part ~ “since then we’ve seen the concept of ensemble ukulele playing flourish right across the world.” [71] [12] [72] [73] Asked by the Sydney Morning Herald to explain the success of his orchestra, Hinchliffe replied "the world has ...

  9. Chōchin'obake - Wikipedia

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    Chōchin'obake They can also be called simply chōchin , bake-chōchin , obake-chōchin , and chōchin-kozō . They appear in the kusazōshi , omocha-e , and karuta card games like obake karuta starting from the Edo period to the early 20th century (and still in use today), [ 3 ] as well as in Meiji and Taishō toys, children's books, and ...