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  • Kokuribaba

    Kokuribaba Kokuribaba (古庫裏婆 – Hag in the House) is a type of yōkai depicted in the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. This creature is said to have been the wife of…

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  • Dorotabō

    Dorotabō Dorotabō (泥田坊 – Mudman) is a type of yōkai depicted in the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. This creature is described as a dark figure with three fingers (like an…

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  • Tōdaiki

    Tōdaiki Tōdaiki (灯台鬼 – Candle Stick Demon) is a type of yōkai depicted in the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. This tale can be found in the Wakan Sansai Zue. This…

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  • Dōjōji no kane

    Dōjōji no kane Dōjōji no kane (道成寺鐘 – The Bell of Dōjōji) is a type of yōkai depicted in the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. The story behind this creature…

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  • Tengu tsubute

    Tengu tsubute Tengu tsubute (天狗礫 – Tengu Gravel) is a type of yōkai depicted in the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. Sekien states that ‘when the wind blows through mountains and…

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  • Hōkō

    Hōkō Hōkō (彭侯 – Penghou) is a type of yōkai depicted in the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. This creature is the spirit of a 1000 year old tree said…

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  • Ariwara Family

    First Ruler: Children of Deposed Prince Takaoka and Prince Abo Final Ruler: – Dissolution: – For a full list of Clans: See Japanese Clans. Ariwara Family The Ariwara…

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  • Ariwara no Motokata

    Period: Heian Period Occupation: Poet Family: Ariwara no Munehari (father) Birth: – Death: – Ariwara no Motokata Ariwara no Motokata (在原元方) was a member of the Ariwara Family living…

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  • Ariwara no Munehari

    Period: Heian Period Occupation: Poet Family: Ariwara no Narihira (father) Ariwara no Motokata (son) Birth: – Death: 898 Ariwara no Munehari Ariwara no Munehari (在原 棟梁) was a member…

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  • Fujiwara no Norinaga

    Period: Heian Period Occupation: Poet, Caligrapher Family: Fujiwara no Tadanori (father) Birth: 1109AD Death: 1177AD Fujiwara no Norinaga Fujiwara no Norinaga (藤原 教長) was a member of the…

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  • Fujiwara no Nobunari

    Period: Heian Period Occupation: – Family: Inpumon’in no Tayū (daughter) Birth: – Death:  – Fujiwara no Nobunari Fujiwara no Nobunari (藤原 信成) was a member of the Fujiwara…

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  • Inpumon’in no Tayū

    Period: Heian Period / Kamakura Period Occupation: Waka Poet Family: Fujiwara no Nobunari (father) Birth: c.1130 Death:  c.1200 Inpumon’in no Tayū Inpumon’in no Tayū (殷富門院大輔) was a Japanese…

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