Tsurube-otoshi

Tsurube-otoshi

Tsurube-otoshi (釣瓶おとし) is a creature from Japanese folklore. It lurks in the tops of trees and drops down on unsuspecting humans, and has various descriptions - sometimes it is some sort of oni or tengu, sometimes it is a disembodied head, and sometimes it is a fireball. Its name is an expression for "falling quickly" which literally means "a well-bucket dropping", and sometimes the "tsurube-otoshi" instead drops a well-bucket to scoop up its prey.

References

[http://www.sakaiminato.net/site2/page/guide/point/miru/mizuki/youkai/tsurube/] [http://mouryou.ifdef.jp/100wa-mi/tsurube-otoshi.htm] [http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiCard/1260122.shtml] [http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiCard/0540096.shtml] [http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiCard/2180761.shtml] [http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiCard/1570020.shtml]


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