[YAEH ! ] Yamabiko [Yokai Encyclopedia]

Name that changes depending on the location

Yamabiko has various aliases.
In Minamiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, it is called "Yama no Kozo".
Yama means mountain, and Kozo means kid.
Similarly, in the central part of Shizuoka prefecture, it is called "Yama no Baba" and in the western part, it is called "Yama no Onba".
Both Baba and Onba mean an old woman.
In the Kanto region, it is called "Amanjak", and in Tottori prefecture, it is called "Yobuko" or "Yobukodori".
In addition, it is equated with "Yamawaro" in some areas.

Youkai category

Youkai for convincing

What kind of Kaii / youkai?

It is a mysterious voice that can be heard in the mountains.
This kaii also includes voices that you hear when no one is speaking.
By the way, at present, in Japanese, the echo phenomenon in the mountains is called "Yamabiko".

attribute

It has attributes such as a mountain god and its genus.


Consideration of the background of birth

When you make a loud voice in a mountain, it hits another mountain or valley and is reflected, so there is a phenomenon that you hear it with a slight delay.
Nowadays, it is common sense as a reflection phenomenon, but people at that time could not understand why such a thing happened.
Fearing an incomprehensible phenomenon, they may have concluded that the phenomenon is a voice imitation by the mountain god or its genus.

Case Study

Tottori prefecture
Yamabiko is the voice of a monster used by the mountain god. A hunter trying to keep warm in the snowy mountains broke a dead tree. At that time, a dead tree made a "pon" sound. Then, the forest over there also makes a "pon" sound. When the hunter is surprised and says "Ah", monster also answers "Ah". While I was scared and running away, when I lit a cigarette, I heard a high noise, so when I said "I did something unexpected", the monster also imitated "I did something unexpected". After that, nothing strange happened and I returned safely.

 Kochi Prefecture

Yamahiko's mystery is a voice that is suddenly heard in the deep mountains day and night.

summary

・ There are many names
・ The identity is echoed voice
・ Imitate the sound of folding a tree in addition to the voice

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