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Kamaitachi

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is a Japanese yōkai often told about in the Kōshin'etsu region, and can also refer to the strange events that this creature causes. [1]

59 relations: Abu District, Yamaguchi, Aichi Prefecture, Amami Ōshima, Ōme, Tokyo, Bon Festival, Cantabrian mythology, Chūbu region, Dog, Dust devil, Edo, Edo period, Eikoh Hosoe, Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, Geta (footwear), Hagi, Yamaguchi, Hata District, Kōchi, Hedgehog, Hida Province, Hoe (tool), Hokuriku region, Iya Valley, Kama (weapon), Kamaitachi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kansai region, Katakai, Niigata, Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Kōshin'etsu region, Kuda-gitsune, List of legendary creatures from Japan, Longhorn beetle, Mantis, Musashi Province, Nara Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Ochi, Kōchi, Onryō, Ramidreju, Razor, Santō District, Niigata, Seven mysteries of Echigo, Shimanto, Kōchi (town), Shizuoka Prefecture, Sickle, Takaoka District, Kōchi, Tatsumi Hijikata, Tōhoku region, Tokushima Prefecture, Toriyama Sekien, ..., Tosa District, Kōchi, Tosayama, Kōchi, Toyoura District, Yamaguchi, Tsukumogami, Ushigome, Weasel, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Yōkai, Yotsuya. Expand index (9 more) »

Abu District, Yamaguchi

is a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

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Aichi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region.

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Amami Ōshima

is one of the Satsunan Islands, and is the largest island within the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.

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Ōme, Tokyo

is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.

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Bon Festival

or just is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors.

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Cantabrian mythology

Cantabrian mythology refers to the myths, teachings, and legends of the Cantabri, a pre-Roman Celtic people of the north coastal region of Iberia (Spain).

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Chūbu region

The, Central region, or Central Japan (中部日本) is a region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island.

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Dog

The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris when considered a subspecies of the gray wolf or Canis familiaris when considered a distinct species) is a member of the genus Canis (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore.

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Dust devil

A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind, ranging from small (half a metre wide and a few metres tall) to large (more than 10 metres wide and more than 1000 metres tall).

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Edo

, also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.

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Edo period

The or is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyō.

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Eikoh Hosoe

is a Japanese photographer and filmmaker who emerged in the experimental arts movement of post-World War II Japan.

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Gazu Hyakki Yagyō

is the first book of Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien's famous Gazu Hyakki Yagyō e-hon tetralogy, published in 1776.

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Geta (footwear)

are a form of traditional Japanese footwear that resemble clogs and flip-flops.

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Hagi, Yamaguchi

is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, which was incorporated on July 1, 1932.

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Hata District, Kōchi

is a district located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

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Hedgehog

A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae.

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Hida Province

is an old province located in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture.

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Hoe (tool)

A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural and horticultural hand tool used to shape soil, remove weeds, clear soil, and harvest root crops.

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Hokuriku region

The was located in the northwestern part of Honshu, the main island of Japan.

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Iya Valley

The Iya Valley (祖谷 Iya) region in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan is a scenic area known for its dramatic mountain valleys, thatched roof farmhouses and historic vine bridges.

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Kama (weapon)

The is a traditional Japanese farming implement similar to a sickle used for reaping crops and also employed as a weapon.

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Kamaitachi

is a Japanese yōkai often told about in the Kōshin'etsu region, and can also refer to the strange events that this creature causes.

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Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefecture located in Kantō region of Japan.

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Kansai region

The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū.

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Katakai, Niigata

is a location within the city of Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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Kōchi

is the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture located on the island of Shikoku in Japan.

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Kōchi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku.

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Kōshin'etsu region

is a subregion of the Chūbu region in Japan consisting of Yamanashi, Nagano, and Niigata prefectures.

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Kuda-gitsune

is a type of spirit possession in Japanese legends.

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List of legendary creatures from Japan

The following is a list of demons, ghosts, yōkai, obake, yūrei, and other legendary creatures that are notable in Japanese folklore and mythology.

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Longhorn beetle

The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae; also known as long-horned or longhorn beetles or longicorns) are a cosmopolitan family of beetles, typically characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body.

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Mantis

Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 430 genera in 15 families.

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Musashi Province

was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Metropolis, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Nara Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan.

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Niigata Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of Japan.

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Ochi, Kōchi

is a town located in Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

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Onryō

In traditional beliefs of Japan and in literature, onryō (怨霊, literally "vengeful spirit", sometimes rendered "wrathful spirit") refers to a ghost (yūrei) believed capable of causing harm in the world of the living, harming or killing enemies, or even causing natural disasters to exact vengeance to redress the wrongs it received while alive then takes their spirits from their dying bodies.

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Ramidreju

In Cantabrian mythology, a ramidreju (Cantabrian) is a creature said to inhabit the mountains and forests of Cantabria, in northern Spain.

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Razor

A razor is a bladed tool primarily used in the removal of unwanted body hair through the act of shaving.

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Santō District, Niigata

is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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Seven mysteries of Echigo

The Seven Mysteries of Echigo, or in Japanese (越後七不思議(えちごななふしぎ)), is a compilation of seven unusual events passed down through Echigo (present day Niigata Prefecture).

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Shimanto, Kōchi (town)

is a town located in Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

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Shizuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu.

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Sickle

A sickle, or bagging hook, is a hand-held agricultural tool designed with variously curved blades and typically used for harvesting, or reaping, grain crops or cutting succulent forage chiefly for feeding livestock, either freshly cut or dried as hay.

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Takaoka District, Kōchi

is a district located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

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Tatsumi Hijikata

was a Japanese choreographer, and the founder of a genre of dance performance art called Butoh.

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Tōhoku region

The, Northeast region, or Northeast Japan consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.

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Tokushima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island.

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Toriyama Sekien

200px is the pen-name of Sano Toyofusa, an 18th-century scholar, kyōka poet, and ukiyo-e artist of Japanese folklore.

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Tosa District, Kōchi

is a district located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

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Tosayama, Kōchi

was a village located in Tosa District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

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Toyoura District, Yamaguchi

(Japan > Yamaguchi Prefecture > Toyoura District) was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

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Tsukumogami

are tools in Japanese folklore that have acquired a spirit.

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Ushigome

is the name of a neighborhood in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and a former ward (牛込区 Ushigome-ku) in the now-defunct Tokyo City.

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Weasel

A weasel is a mammal of the genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae.

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Yamaguchi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region of the main island of Honshu.

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Yōkai

are a class of supernatural monsters, spirits, and demons in Japanese folklore.

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Yotsuya

is a neighborhood in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamaitachi

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