[Flying Youkai] Nobusuma [Yokai Encyclopedia]

 Various names

Depending on the region, there are names such as "Fukuma Kabuse", "Husuma", and "Futon Kabuse".

Two types of Nobusuma

There are two main types of Nobusuma.

One is a wall-like youkai that appears on the road.

There are the following cases in Kochi prefecture.

Nobusuma spreads endlessly like a wall on the entire surface. It's useless to slash or slash, but it disappears if you sit down and take a short break.

The other is a youkai that covers the face of a person who goes on the night road with something like a cloth.

There are many examples of this type.

① Niigata Prefecture

Fusuma puts something like a furoshiki on a person's head at night on an unpopular road. It can't be cut even with a great sword, but it can be cut with teeth dyed with Ohaguro.

 "Ohaguro" is a makeup method that dyes teeth black

② Shiga Prefecture

When walking on the road, the area around the eyes may become dark. a Fukuma Kabuse action or deed.

③ Aichi Prefecture

Futon Kabuse comes "fluffy" and covers it with slip to suffocate.

 ... There is a clear murderous intention only at the end.

Identity

There is a case where the identity is a flying squirrel youkai.

It is also depicted as a flying squirrel-like youkai in Toriyama Sekien's "Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakuki".

summary

・ There are two main types

・ For wall-like Nobusuma, just blocks the road

・ Nobusuma that covers a person's face with a cloth has a murderous intention.

・ The true identity is a flying squirrel youkai