Hiraoka Shrine
- Co-ordinates: 34°40′12″N 135°39′2.5″
- Region: Kansai Region
- Prefecture: Osaka Prefecture
- Founded:
- Affiliation: Shinto
Hiraoka Shrine
Hiraoka Shrine (枚岡神社) is a Shinto shrine with links to the Yōkai spirit called the Ubagabi. The creature is said to have been a fireball, though looked like an old woman, who had a habit of stealing lamp oil from the temple.1
Official Website
Footnotes
1. Yoda, H. and Alt, M. (2016) “Japandemonium: Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopaedia of Toriyama Sekien.”. New York: over Publications, Inc.
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