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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 ...
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
Kasa-obake – Animated parasol; Kasha – Cat-like demon which descends from the sky and carries away corpses; Kashanbo – Kappa who climb into the mountains for the winter; Katawa-guruma – Woman riding on a flaming wheel; Katsura-otoko – Handsome man from the Moon
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 ...
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 ...
The most popular legend of the Sazae-oni is that of a group of pirates who rescued a drowning woman from the sea and took her back to the ship. They vied for her attention, but soon found that she was willing to have sex with all of them, then cut their testicles off afterwards.
Kasa-obake; Kasha (folklore) Keukegen; Kidōmaru; Kijo (folklore) Kinoko; Kitsune; Kodama (spirit) Konaki-jiji; Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki; Konjaku Hyakki Shūi; Koromodako; Koto-furunushi; Kotobuki (folklore) Kuchisake-onna; Kudan (yōkai) Kyōka Hyaku Monogatari
KASA Stadium, a multipurpose stadium in Assam, India; Kasa (hat), a Japanese hat; Kasa-obake, a spirit or monster in Japanese folklore; Kibera Aeronautics and Space Academy, a project of the Tunapanda Institute, Nairobi, Kenya; Korea AeroSpace Administration, space agency of South Korea