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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 ...
Like most other tsukumogami, the Kasa-obake is mostly harmless. However, there are examples of yōkai bearing similarities to the Kasa-obake being responsible for causing harm, such as one named Yūreigasa (Japanese: 幽霊傘, lit. "ghost umbrella"), who would blow people high into the sky on days of strong winds. The scene in which Kasa-obake ...
A rich landowner intends to tear down a local shrine and other houses to build a brothel. He holds a Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai ceremony during which various tales of yōkai are told, such as the tales of kasa-obake (an umbrella tsukumogami), and a long-necked rokurokubi. However, the landowner omits the purification ceremony at the end to ward ...
Kasa-obake A paper-umbrella monster that is sometimes considered a tsukumogami. Kasha A cart-like demon that descends from the sky, or a cat-like demon, which carries away the corpses of evildoers. Katawaguruma A type of wanyūdō, with an anguished woman instead of a monk's head in a burning wheel. Kawaakago
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 ...
"Kamaitachi" (窮奇) from the "Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien "Kamaitachi" (鎌鼬) from the Kyōka Hyaku Monogatari by Masasumi RyūkansaijinKamaitachi (鎌鼬) is a Japanese yōkai from the oral tradition of the Kōshin'etsu region.
This yokai is not called a karakasa. The article should be re-titled Kasa-Obake, which is the proper term. Moved page to Kasa-obake, the best name for this type of yokai. MightyAtom 04:54, 6 September 2006 (UTC) Japanese wiki has the following variations on the name: Karakasakozou (article title), Karakasaobake, Kasaobake, Kasabake.
Species: Kasa-obake; Ability: Surprising humans, blacksmithing; Residence: Myouren Temple Cemetery (Ten Desires) Stage 2 boss, Extra Stage mid-boss of Undefined Fantastic Object, and stage 3 mid-boss of Ten Desires. Kogasa was once an umbrella who was forgotten for a long time and thus became an obake.