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Nurarihyon

Nurarihyon is a Japanese yōkai. Generally, like the hyōtannamazu, they are considered a monster that cannot be caught. One can find that it often appears in the yōkai emaki of the Edo Period, but any further details about it are unknown… It is a bald old man with an elongated head, and depicted wearing either a kimono or a kasaya. Without any explanatory text, it is unclear what kind of yōkai they were intending to depict.
Alias Nurarihyon (ぬらりひょん)
Real Names/Alt Names
Characteristics Yōkai, Scientific Revolution, Japanese
Creators/Key Contributors
First Appearance Japanese folklore
First Publisher
Appearance List Bakemono no e (化物之繪, “Illustrations of Supernatural Creatures”, Edo Period)
Sample Read Bakemono no e (Edo Period) [Internet Archive]
Description Nurarihyon is a Japanese yōkai. Generally, like the hyōtannamazu, they are considered a monster that cannot be caught. One can find that it often appears in the yōkai emaki of the Edo Period, but any further details about it are unknown… It is a bald old man with an elongated head, and depicted wearing either a kimono or a kasaya. Without any explanatory text, it is unclear what kind of yōkai they were intending to depict.
Source Nurarihyon – Wikipedia
Bakemono no e (Edo Period)
Bakemono no e (Edo Period)