Akubōzu

Akubōzu (灰(あく)坊(ぼう)主(ず)) is a yōkai from Akita Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture. It is said that they live in the ash of the hearth in Senboku-gun and Ogatsu-gun in Akita prefecture, and appear when they play with the ash.

Analogy[edit]

In the Tohoku region, there are many traditions that yōkai appear when you play with ashes. In Ninohe-gun, Iwate, those who play with the ashes of the furnace are said to be drawn into the ashes by a monster called "Amanesaku" and eaten. There is a theory that this is a genie, and the one that emerges from the furnace in some parts of Fukushima Prefecture is called "Amanjak". Also, according to Kunio Yanagida's book, Tono Monogatari, a ghost called "Boko" appears in the Tono region when digging furnace ash.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ 村上健司編著 (2000). 妖怪事典. 毎日新聞社. pp. 22頁. ISBN 978-4-620-31428-0.
^ 柳田國男 (1951). "遠野物語拾遺". 遠野物語. 創元文庫. 創元社. pp. 181頁.

[murakami-1] 村上健司編著 (2000). 妖怪事典. 毎日新聞社. pp. 22頁. ISBN 978-4-620-31428-0.

[2] 柳田國男 (1951). "遠野物語拾遺". 遠野物語. 創元文庫. 創元社. pp. 181頁.

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