Ubagabi
Ubagabi
The Ubagabi (姥火, Hag-Fire) is a Yōkai depicted in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien, also appearing in the book A Record of Famous Places in Kawachi.
The book describes the creature as a fireball which appears near Hiraoka Shrine and floated to the nearby village. People believe it to be the soul of an old woman who likes stealing lamp oil from Hiraoka Shrine.1
External Links
- View the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō online here: Gazu Hyakki Yagyō Online.
Footnotes
1. Yoda, H. and Alt, M. (2016) “Japandemonium: Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopaedia of Toriyama Sekien.”. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.
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