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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikoshi-nyūdō
Mikoshi-nyūdō (見越し入道 or 見越入道) is a type of bald-headed ''yōkai'' "goblin" with an ever-extending neck. In Japanese folklore and Edo period (1603–1868) ''kaidan'' "ghost story" texts, ''mikoshi-nyūdō'' will frighten people who look over the top of things such as ''byōbu'' folding screens. The name combines ''mikoshi'' 見越し (lit. "see over") "looking over the top (of a fence); anticipation; expectation" and ''nyūdō'' 入道 (lit. "enter the Way") "a (Buddhist) priest; a bonze; a tonsured monster". Summary When walking to the end of a road at night or a hill road, something the shape of a monk would suddenly appear, and if one looks up, it becomes taller the further one looks up. They are so big that one would look up at them, and thus are given the name "." Sometimes, if one just looks at them like that, one might die, but they can be made to disappear by saying "." They most frequently appear when walking alone on night paths, but they are also s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
