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. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
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gama 蝦蟇と伝説 Legends about toads
. gama 蝦蟇 / hiki 蟾 / hikigaeru 蟇蛙 toad, Bufo vulgaris.
- Introduction - gamagaeru ガマガエル Japanese common toad, Bufo vulgaris -
. Gama Sennin 蝦蟇仙人 "Toad Immortal" .
Ri Tekkai 李鐵拐 Li Tie Guai
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oogama 大蝦蟇 O-Gama, Ogama, the giant toad
a yokai in the form of an enormous toad. This one is even larger than a human being, capable of standing on two legs and even wielding a spear. Legends say that toads, which are long loved, are particularly capable of attaining consciousness and turning yokai, but there are other theories as well.
The Giant Toad is, as its name implies, a yokai in the form of an enormous toad. Called Ogama in Japanese, they are even larger than a human being, capable of standing on two legs and even wielding a spear. They are usually depicted as smoking a pipe.
- source : nioh.wiki.fextralife.... -
絵本百物語 Ehon Hyaku Monogatari
Suoo no Oogama 「周防の大蟆」（すおうのおおがま）
A giant toad lived in 周防国の岩国山 (present day Yamaguchi, Iwakuni city) deep in the mountains.
It was about 2.4 meters high and could spray spittle in the colors of a rainbow. All animals like birds and insects, which were touched by this spittle, were pulled into its mouth to eat.
In summer it would also eat snakes.
Some pictures show it holding a spear in its hands, sometimes chasing humans with this spear.
北越奇談 Hokuetsu Kidan
In present-day 五泉市 Gosen city there lived a samurai called 藤田 Fujita, who went fishing in the valley 河内谷 Kawauchidani. Deep in the mountains he found a large flat boulder to sit on while fishing. So he climbed up there and prepared his fishing rod.
From the other side of the valley there was another samurai fishing, but this other one suddenly made preparations to go home in haste. He even called out to Fujita "Hurry, go back home, leave this place!"
So Fujita packed his tools and followed the other man. He asked him why the hurry.
"Did you not realize what it was you were sitting on? It had fiery red eyes and opened its mouth to yawn."
When they both sneaked back to the place, they found it was not a boulder after all but had been a giant toad.
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. gama 蝦蟇 toad，hebi 蛇 serpent .
from 東叡山寛永寺 Ueno Tōeizan Kanei-Ji / Kattai-gama 癩蝦蟇 leprosy toad.
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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
24 蝦蟇 (01)
3 蟾 (0)
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. animals and their legends動物と伝説 - - ABC list .
. plants and their legends 植物と伝説 - - ABC list .
. trees and their legends 樹木, 木と伝説 - - ABC list .
. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .
. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師 空海 - 伝説 .
. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -
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. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
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gama 蝦蟇と伝説 Legends about toads
. gama 蝦蟇 / hiki 蟾 / hikigaeru 蟇蛙 toad, Bufo vulgaris.
- Introduction - gamagaeru ガマガエル Japanese common toad, Bufo vulgaris -
. Gama Sennin 蝦蟇仙人 "Toad Immortal" .
Ri Tekkai 李鐵拐 Li Tie Guai
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oogama 大蝦蟇 O-Gama, Ogama, the giant toad
a yokai in the form of an enormous toad. This one is even larger than a human being, capable of standing on two legs and even wielding a spear. Legends say that toads, which are long loved, are particularly capable of attaining consciousness and turning yokai, but there are other theories as well.
The Giant Toad is, as its name implies, a yokai in the form of an enormous toad. Called Ogama in Japanese, they are even larger than a human being, capable of standing on two legs and even wielding a spear. They are usually depicted as smoking a pipe.
- source : nioh.wiki.fextralife.... -
絵本百物語 Ehon Hyaku Monogatari
Suoo no Oogama 「周防の大蟆」（すおうのおおがま）
A giant toad lived in 周防国の岩国山 (present day Yamaguchi, Iwakuni city) deep in the mountains.
It was about 2.4 meters high and could spray spittle in the colors of a rainbow. All animals like birds and insects, which were touched by this spittle, were pulled into its mouth to eat.
In summer it would also eat snakes.
Some pictures show it holding a spear in its hands, sometimes chasing humans with this spear.
北越奇談 Hokuetsu Kidan
In present-day 五泉市 Gosen city there lived a samurai called 藤田 Fujita, who went fishing in the valley 河内谷 Kawauchidani. Deep in the mountains he found a large flat boulder to sit on while fishing. So he climbed up there and prepared his fishing rod.
From the other side of the valley there was another samurai fishing, but this other one suddenly made preparations to go home in haste. He even called out to Fujita "Hurry, go back home, leave this place!"
So Fujita packed his tools and followed the other man. He asked him why the hurry.
"Did you not realize what it was you were sitting on? It had fiery red eyes and opened its mouth to yawn."
When they both sneaked back to the place, they found it was not a boulder after all but had been a giant toad.
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- - - - - ABC List of the prefectures :
............................................................................... Tokyo 東京
.......................................................................
Taito ward台東区
. gama 蝦蟇 toad，hebi 蛇 serpent .
from 東叡山寛永寺 Ueno Tōeizan Kanei-Ji / Kattai-gama 癩蝦蟇 leprosy toad.
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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
24 蝦蟇 (01)
3 蟾 (0)
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. animals and their legends動物と伝説 - - ABC list .
. plants and their legends 植物と伝説 - - ABC list .
. trees and their legends 樹木, 木と伝説 - - ABC list .
. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .
. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師 空海 - 伝説 .
. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -
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