Umibōzu
Sign in to savethumb|400px|Umibōzu, from the (pub. 1801) thumb|upright|The , a kibyōshi by . Here appears an umibōzu with scales and a fin.
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- Umibozu
- name in kana
- うみぼうず
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- Overview
- Nomenclature
- Legends by area
- Kyūshū and Shikoku
- Chūgoku region
- Kinki region
- Tohoku region
- Chūbu region
- Ship ghosts and ghost ships
- Similar creatures
- In classical literature
- Bakemono no e
- Sea turtle
- Chinese tradition
- Sea monk
- {{anchors|Kikoku-nada}} Ghost-wailing sea
- Recent sightings
- Rational explanations
- See also
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thumb|400px|Umibōzu, from the (pub. 1801) thumb|upright|The , a kibyōshi by . Here appears an umibōzu with scales and a fin.
is a yōkai from Japanese folklore that has the form of a giant, black, human-like being.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Umibōzu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.