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The demon is a female oni (a kijo) named Momiji (Maple Leaves). The play " Momijigari " was created in the latter half of the Muromachi period , and it is widely believed that there was a legend that was originally used as a material (many legends of demons remain on Mt. Togakushi).
A kijo (鬼女, lit. demon woman) is an oni woman from Japanese legends. Mythology ... had "baba" in her name, but she is also considered a kijo. [2] Also ...
Oni are able to change their looks to fool their victims into trusting them. Oni can be male or female, but have been predominantly male throughout history. [6] Female oni are sometimes referred to by the name Yamauba. When in disguise, oni are capable of appearing as a man or woman, regardless of their gender. [7]
A female spirit that can stretch her waist to peer inside buildings. Takarabune A mythical ship piloted through the heavens by the Seven Lucky Gods during the first three days of the New Year. Takemikazuchi A sword god, a god of thunder, and a participant in the first recorded sumo wrestling match, which was against Takeminakata.
The hag appears by the Yomotsu-shikome (or Ugly-Female-of-the-Underworld" [1]) name in the eldest Japanese chronicle Kojiki.But either eight demon-hags (female oni) or a woman/women named Yomotsu-hisame hunted after Izanagi according to the Nihon Shoki, which frequently gives different readings from alternative sources.
Yuki-onna illustration from Sogi Shokoku Monogatari. Yuki-onna originates from folklores of olden times; in the Muromachi period Sōgi Shokoku Monogatari by the renga poet Sōgi, there is a statement on how he saw a yuki-onna when he was staying in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture), indicating that the legends already existed in the Muromachi period.
Like many monsters of Japanese folklore, malicious yūrei are repelled by ofuda (御札), holy Shinto writings containing the name of a kami. The ofuda must generally be placed on the yūrei ' s forehead to banish the spirit, although they can be attached to a house's entry ways to prevent the yūrei from entering.
The "Anchin-Kiyohime" legend can be summarized as follows: [4] [11] The legend, connected with the founding of the Dōjō-ji temple in Kii Province (modern-day Wakayama Prefecture), relates how a priest named Anchin from Shirakawa in Ōshū province (present-day Shirakawa, Fukushima) making pilgrimage to the Kumano Shrine in southern Kii, lodged at the home of a shōji [] (庄司) (steward of ...