Abumiguchi were once stirrups belonging to a warrior who fell in battle. The stirrups were left on the battlefield, forgotten. Upset at losing their purpose, a soldier’s implements can transform into tsukumogami. Like faithful hounds, abumiguchi wait in the fields for their masters, who will sadly never return.
| Alias Abumiguchi (鐙口) |
| Real Names/Alt Names “Stirrup mouth” |
| Characteristics Yōkai, Enlightenment and Neoclassicism, Japanese |
| Creators/Key Contributors Toriyama Sekien, ○ |
| First Appearance Japanese folklore |
| First Publisher ○ |
| Appearance List Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro (百器徒然袋, “The Illustrated Bag of One Hundred Random Demons” or “A Horde of Haunted Housewares”, c. 1781) Vol. 2 |
| Sample Read Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro Vol. 2 (c. 1781) [Smithsonian] |
| Description Abumiguchi were once stirrups belonging to a warrior who fell in battle. The stirrups were left on the battlefield, forgotten. Upset at losing their purpose, a soldier’s implements can transform into tsukumogami. Like faithful hounds, abumiguchi wait in the fields for their masters, who will sadly never return. |
| Source Abumiguchi – Yokai.com |
