Name and Kanji The name is "Ushioni" or "Gyuki" . Written in kanji, it is "牛鬼" . "牛(Ushi)" means cow and "鬼(oni)" means demon. Ibaraki Doji stole the lead role In "Taiheiki" , a bull demon appears in the story of Watanabe no Tsuna (渡辺綱) , a retainer of Minamoto no Raiko(源頼光) , who has his arm cut off by Tsuna Watanabe, and comes in the guise of Raiko's mother to get it back. However, this story was later taken over by Ibaraki-doji, who is said to have been a retainer of Shuten-doji , and became the story that made Ibaraki-doji famous . What cattle demons do varies from region to region Later, the bull demon came to be passed down as a folk tale. In this case, they often appear in places where there is water, such as pools, waterfalls, and the sea. ①Shimane Prefecture It appears from the sea and uses a specter called a Nureonna as a scout. Nureonna is a woman with a baby in her arms who asks people she meets on...
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...
What is Inoue Enryo? Enryo Inoue was a Buddhist philosopher and educator. He was a teacher who focused on philosophy to gain diverse perspectives and built a school called Tetugakukan (means Philosophy Hall), which is now Toyo University . He studied youkai (ghosts) in an attempt to break through the monstrosities and youkai and gave lectures on them , and was also known as "Dr. Haunted" or "Dr. Youkai" . He also developed a board game called "Tetugakutobisyougo" (meaning "Philosophy Flying Shogi") , a compromise of the rules of both Go and Shogi because it takes a long time to settle the game. Inoue Enryo (March 18, 1858 - June 6, 1919) strangely classified Inoue Enryo divided youkai into two main categories. It is "Kyokai" and "Jikai" . He further explained that it can be subdivided into four categories: "Gikai" and "Gokai" within Kyokai, and "Kakai" and "Shinkai" within Jik...
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