kawajorō
nature_spirit water Japanese folklore single tradition · 1
River ladies who are yamauba within rivers in Kagawa Prefecture. Whenever a levee would fail, one would cry out warning that her house is going to be washed away.
When
- Historical notes
- River-dwelling variant of yamauba in Kagawa Prefecture.
Relationships
- aspect of
- yamauba
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“yamauba within rivers are called kawajorō (川女郎; river ladies), and whenever a levee would fail, one would cry out, "My house is going to be washed away."”
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