An is a strange, furry ''

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'', or Japanese monster, that is illustrated in

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's '' Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro''.

Mythology

It is a type of ''

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'' formed from a stirrup, usually one that once belonged to a dead soldier. It is said that the ''abumi-guchi'' will wait where it lies for the dead soldier to return.

External links

* Tsukumogami {{Japan-myth-stub