[Time and place] Conditions for meeting youkai [Yokai Encyclopedia]

 keyword

The keyword is "boundary".

time

The time boundaries are as follows.
There are three types: morning and day, day and night (evening), and night and morning (dawn).
The Japanese experience and recognize time by the movement of the sun.
For that reason, this time boundary is ambiguous, and each person feels differently.
In the case of I,
Between morning and noon → About 10:30 to 12:00
Between day and night → Between 16:00 and 18:00
Between night and morning → About 2:00 to 4:00
The above is my feeling, but how about everyone?

example

In the evening, I couldn't recognize the face of the person I was facing, so the word ※１"Tare zo kare wa" Became ※２"Tasogare".
Toriyama Sekien drew a painting called "Omagatoki" with twilight as the time to "au（meet）" the "Ma（demon）".
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"Omagatoki"

place

The villages and towns where people live and the places where "demons" live, such as mountains and the sea, were able to live separately.
Since mountains and the sea are places that are out of the reach of people, there were many such as "gods" and "youkai".

example

Typical examples of mountain youkai are "Tengu," "Oni," "Yama-uba," "Kitsune," and "Yuki Onna."
Typical examples of youkai in the sea are "Umibozu," "Umi-zato," "Funayurei," "Shiranui," and "Mermaid."

summary

・ Youkai appear on the boundary.
・ The boundary of time was called "Omagatoki" and was avoided.
・ The boundary of the place was necessary for the separation of people and youkai.
※１　Tare＝who Kare=he
         Tare zo kare wa =who is he?
※２ Tasogare=twilight

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