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

• Hiraoka Jinja

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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