Akateko

demonic earth Japanese single tradition · 2

A red child's hand dangling from a tree in the city of Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture. It is accompanied by a hypnotically beautiful woman standing beneath the tree to lure people into its occasionally-deadly grasp.

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“A red child's hand dangling from a tree in the city of Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, accompanied by a hypnotically beautiful woman standing beneath the tree to lure people into its occasionally-deadly grasp.”

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“A theory pointed that Akateko may be an illusion created by other yōkai such as kitsune or tanuki, who have shape-shifting abilities.”

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