Abumi-guchi

Abumi-guchi

An is a strange, furry "yōkai", or Japanese monster, that is illustrated in Sekien Toriyama's "Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro". It is a type of "tsukumogami" formed from a stirrup, usually one that once belonged to a fallen soldier. It is said that the "abumi-guchi" will wait where it lies for the fallen soldier to return.

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