Miage-nyūdō
Miage-nyūdō is a type of yōkai told about on Sado Island (Sado, Niigata, Sado, Niigata Prefecture). They are a type of mikoshi-nyūdō. Mythology When climbing a small slope at night, something taking on the appearance of a little bōzu would appear in front, and by looking up, it would become taller, and the person looking at it would fall down backwards. It is said that by chanting "" and lying down forwards, it would disappear. In Hamochi, Niigata, Hamochi, Sado District (now a part of Sado, Niigata, Sado), it is said that the miage-nyūdō that appears at a place called Tsujidō would steal food and money from travelers. In Utami, Ryōtsu, Niigata, Ryōtsu (now a part of Sado, Niigata, Sado), it is said that they are in places where trees grow thickly and is dim even at noon, and that a large stone called the "miage-ishi (見上石, look up stone)" has shapeshifted into a nyūdō. Once, a traveler met this, and by chanting "miage-nyūdō, I've seen past you" and striking it ...
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List Of Legendary Creatures From Japan
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