A is a fictitious being from Japanese folklore belonging to the group of Yōkai.

Description

The Bakezōri is described as a wandering sandal with two arms and two legs, but only one eye. He is said to spook inhabited households during the night, running around and continuously chanting: "Kararin, kororin, kankororin, managu mittsu ni ha ninmai!" (; "Kararin, kororin, kankororin! They have three eyes and two teeth!"). Most possibly he's mocking his "more noble cousins", the famous Geta.Masaharu Takemura: . Bungei-sha, Tokyo 2002, , p. 89-91.Michaela Haustein: ''Mythologien der Welt: Japan, Ainu, Korea''. ePubli, Berlin 2011, , p. 9.

Background

Design model of the Bakezōri may have been ''

Zōri Zori (), also rendered as zōri ( ja, , ), are thonged Japanese sandals made of rice straw, cloth, lacquered wood, leather, rubber, or—most commonly and informally—synthetic materials. They are a slip-on descendant of the tied-on sandal. ...

'', traditional sandals made of braided rice straw. The being ''Bakezōri'' belongs to a special group of Yōkai, called '' Tsukumogami'' (; "artifact-demons"): According to Japanese folklore, households are like repair tools, kitchen appliances and even clothes of any kind which eventually come to life and receive their own consciousness when ignored or neglected for a long time (mostly after 100 years). Bakezōri are said to be normally harmless to humans, but they can start to rip or pester them. Their motivation is boredom and frustration, or simply revenge and jealousy. Most Bakezōri group up with other animated household stuff or clothes, or they simply leave home and run away.

Sources

External links

Short info about ''Bake-zori'' at ''yokai.com''
(Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakezori Tsukumogami