tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045806172544343502.post4643505103729768608..comments2023-11-16T13:01:42.114+09:00Comments on Heian Period Japan: Hokigami Hahakigami Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045806172544343502.post-7574953018447798252019-08-20T14:13:30.363+09:002019-08-20T14:13:30.363+09:00Legend from Yamanashi
上九一色村 Kamikuishiki village...<b> Legend from Yamanashi </b><br /><br />上九一色村 Kamikuishiki village<br /><br />An itinerant merchant from Kyushu once stayed over night at a place sacred to 荒神様 Aragami Sama.<br />That night the 箒神 Hokigami deity passed by on his way to supervise a birth and asked Aragami to come with him, but he refused.<br />So Hokigami went alone. When he came back he said, the baby was well and healthy, but it has only a short lifespan, and would soon be taken away by an Enko (Kappa).<br />The merchant had heard all of this and felt sorry for the child as if it was his own. He told it all to the family of the baby.<br />On the day his death was forecast, the child wanted to go go the river and Grandma took him there. In fact, this Grandma was the Enko.<br />When both of them were about to jump into the river, the father came with his gun and shot. The Enko could flee, but at least the child was safe. <br />.<br />https://kappapedia.blogspot.com/2014/12/legends-about-kappa.html<br />.<br />Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com