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Also, a hitotsume-nyūdō appears in the kaidan Inō Mononoke Roku from the Edo period, and there was a picture depicting it attempting to capture the main character Heitarō (refer to image), but this one is a tanuki that has shapeshifted. [2] In Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, there is a yōkai tale as follows.
Kokehime was almost cursed by Sodemogi but saved by Kurotabo. 400 years ago, Kokehime was a human, but because of her power that made her tears into pearls, she was targeted by Hagoromo Gitsune. After being saved by the Nura Clan, she moved to Edo. She was shown to be attached to Hitotsume Nyudo after the defeat of Hagorome Gitsune 400 years ago.
During the general assembly, the yōkai council members gather at the Nura House. Announcing his intention to succeed Nurarihyon as the third heir, Rikuo pardons Gyuki for his conduct of treason, much to the surprise of Hitotsume Nyudo, who is opposed to this judgment.
However, Night Rikuo stabs Minagoroshi Jizo for being behind Rihan's murder. Nue easily shatters Nenekirimaru when Night Rikuo charges at him. After rescuing Night Rikuo, Nurarihyon orders Gyuki, Hitotsume Nyudo, Mokugyo Daruma and the Great Tengu of Mount Kurama to stall Nue. Hagoromo Gitsune's host is revealed to be a yōkai named Yamabuki ...
In yōkai karuta, hitotsume-kozō are depicted carrying tōfu, but according to the yōkai researcher Katsumi Tada, since "mametsubu (豆粒, bean pieces)" leads to "mametsu (魔滅, sound health)", hitotsume-kozō are supposed to dislike beans, but somehow before anyone knew it the hitotsume-kozō switched to having tōfu (made from soybeans ...
Hitotsume-kozō A bald child spirit with a single eye like a cyclops. Hitotsume-nyūdō A monk spirit with a single eye like a cyclops. Hiyoribō The spirit which stops rainfall. Hoderi The eldest son of Ninigi-no-Mikoto and Konohanasakuya-hime, a kami of the sea's bounty and the brother of Hoori.
When climbing a small slope at night, something taking on the appearance of a little bōzu would appear in front, and by looking up, it would become taller, and the person looking at it would fall down backwards.
In Azashiro, Takawagawara village, Myōzai District, Awa Province (now Ishii, Myōzai District, Tokushima Prefecture), by leaving rice in the water wheel of the creek, an ōnyūdō with a height two jō and eight shaku (about 8.5 meters) would appear, and is said to hull the rice for that person.