Bake-kujira
nature_spirit water Japanese single tradition · 1
A ghostly whale skeleton that drifts along the coastline of Shimane Prefecture. It is accompanied by strange birds and fish as it seeks to avenge its slain kin. It curses whalers and those who eat whale meat with plagues and fire.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Bakeneko, Bakezōri, Bakotsu, Baku, Basan, Bashō no sei, Benzaiten, Betobeto-san, Binbōgami, Bishamonten, Biwa-bokuboku, Boroboroton, Buruburu, Byakko, Byōbunozoki
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“A ghostly whale skeleton that drifts along the coastline of Shimane Prefecture, accompanied by strange birds and fish as it seeks to avenge its slain kin by cursing whalers and those who eat whale meat with plagues and fire.”
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