Chōchinobake

Chōchinobake
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Chōchin-obake (提灯お化け?, "paper lantern ghost") are a type of Tsukumogami, a form of Japanese spirit that originate from objects reaching their 100th year of existence, thus becoming animate. Chōchin'obake in particular are created from the chōchin lantern, composed of bamboo and paper or silk. They are typically portrayed with one eye, and a long tongue protruding from an open mouth.[1]


References

  1. ^ "Bakechochin". The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World. Harper Element. 2006. pp. 57–58. 

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