Bake-kujira
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The is a mythical Japanese (ghost, phantom, or strange apparition) from western Japan. It is described as being a skeleton whale that is accompanied by unknown fish and weird birds. It takes its revenge against people who hunt whales or eat whale meat, and does so by cursing them with plagues and fire. It is also known as .
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The is a mythical Japanese (ghost, phantom, or strange apparition) from western Japan. It is described as being a skeleton whale that is accompanied by unknown fish and weird birds. It takes its revenge against people who hunt whales or eat whale meat, and does so by cursing them with plagues and fire. It is also known as .
== Folklore == The legend of the Bake-kujira took place in Shimane Peninsula in Izumo Province (present-day northeastern Shimane Prefecture) at a time when whales were still often caught in the Sea of Japan, a region known in antiquity as the "Sea of Whales."
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