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GemYin: /* Manga */

2024-05-22T12:16:20Z

Manga

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	== Manga ==		== Manga ==
	=== [[Tottori Spider Mansion Demon]] ===		=== [[Tottori Spider Mansion Demon]] ===
	A long time ago there was woman near the canyon who was as beautiful as a goddess. She often called to travellers and asked them, “Do you think theres really a heaven?” “Do you know where it is?” “Do want me to see it?” Every traveller became memorised by the woman’s beauty and answered “Yes”, they were all taken to the forest and was never seen again. A puppet maker heard of this story and invented a plan. He made a life-size puppet and put it near the canyon and hid, secretly observing it. As expected, the woman appeared and asked the puppet the question, but it couldn’t answer. A while later the woman’s eyes turned red, her mouth widened and had eight arms. She became a spider and attacked the puppet. When the puppet maker saw the monster he lit arrows on fire and endlessly shot them at the monster. The spider covered began screaming and ran into the forest, the puppet maker ran after it and saw the big spider and a smaller spider burn to death. Afterwards the village people were afraid the spider spirits would haunt them and built a temple into the area and named it “Spider King” and the canyon was named “Wire Monster Hero”. The temple got destroyed to make a storage room in its place by Nobukazu Takeda after his father's death, despite the villagers protest.		A long time ago there was woman near the canyon who was as beautiful as a goddess. She often called to travellers and asked them, “Do you think theres really a heaven?” “Do you know where it is?” “Do want me to see it?” Every traveller became memorised by the woman’s beauty and answered “Yes”, they were all taken to the forest and was never seen again. A puppet maker heard of this story and invented a plan. He made a life-size puppet and put it near the canyon and hid, secretly observing it. As expected, the woman appeared and asked the puppet the question, but it couldn’t answer. A while later the woman’s eyes turned red, her mouth widened and had eight arms. She became a spider and attacked the puppet. When the puppet maker saw the monster he lit arrows on fire and endlessly shot them at the monster. The spider covered began screaming and ran into the forest, the puppet maker ran after it and saw the big spider and a smaller spider burn to death. Afterwards the village people were afraid the spider spirits would haunt them and built a temple into the area and named it “Spider King” and the canyon was named “Wire Monster Hero”. The temple got destroyed to make a storage room in its place by Nobukazu Takeda after his father's death, despite the villagers protest. The story of the spider demon is an allusion to Jorōgumo, a figure of Japanese mythology.

	=== Ikkaku Rock Case===		=== Ikkaku Rock Case===

GemYin: /* The Water Palace of Five Colors Legend */

2024-05-22T12:14:18Z

The Water Palace of Five Colors Legend

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	=== [[The Water Palace of Five Colors Legend]] ===		=== [[The Water Palace of Five Colors Legend]] ===
	There is a pond that shines in five colors, and a bridge which leads to the tea room. There is a superstition of the pond. They say that it was during the end of the Edo period. Fresh, clean, cold water sprang out from the pond. It was even bigger than it is now. A beautiful girl appeared by the pond. As she played her flute, the color of the pond changed. She entertained the people who came. One day, a rich merchant became interested in the girl, and built a mansion near the pond. She accepted his proposal of marriage with two conditions: that the pond belonged to her, and no one was ever to go in it. Yet, the merchant broke his promise, and made a bedroom in the middle of the pond. In addition, he became angry at his wife who pressed him to clear the room away immediately. He killed her, and drowned her in the pond. However, being a demon and not a merely human, she can't dead for a simple wound. However, one night, the boa that appeared from the lake attacked the merchant. It was the girl in her true form, the immortal demon who lived in the pond. Terribly wounded and with great difficulty, the merchant went in the bedroom. In the bedroom, there were talismans. He was safe. Still, the demon waited for him to come out. He got tired and hung himself. They say the reason why the colors change, is because the demon takes the girl's appearance and plays the flute.		There is a pond that shines in five colors, and a bridge which leads to the tea room. There is a superstition of the pond. They say that it was during the end of the Edo period. Fresh, clean, cold water sprang out from the pond. It was even bigger than it is now. A beautiful girl appeared by the pond. As she played her flute, the color of the pond changed. She entertained the people who came. One day, a rich merchant became interested in the girl, and built a mansion near the pond. She accepted his proposal of marriage with two conditions: that the pond belonged to her, and no one was ever to go in it. Yet, the merchant broke his promise, and made a bedroom in the middle of the pond. In addition, he became angry at his wife who pressed him to clear the room away immediately. He killed her, and drowned her in the pond. However, being a demon and not a merely human, she can't dead for a simple wound. However, one night, the boa that appeared from the lake attacked the merchant. It was the girl in her true form, the immortal demon who lived in the pond. Terribly wounded and with great difficulty, the merchant went in the bedroom. In the bedroom, there were talismans. He was safe. Still, the demon waited for him to come out. He got tired and hung himself. They say the reason why the colors change, is because the demon takes the girl's appearance and plays the flute.

			The story of the serpent demon is an allusion to Kiyohime, a figure of Japanese mythology.

	=== [[The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night]] ===		=== [[The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night]] ===

GemYin: /* The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night */

2024-05-22T12:13:33Z

The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night

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	=== [[The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night]] ===		=== [[The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night]] ===
	Kimono Goddess, whose shrine is located nearby at Kotoya Inn. There is a mini shrine to the Kimono Goddess. The Goddess's also has a darker side, the Goddess of Vengeance. According to the legend, centuries ago, a sweet village girl named Ohana lived nearby, and after saving a very rich feudal lord's life, she was given a whole chest full of beautiful and incredibly pricy kimonos as a reward. However, the greedy daughters of the local leader wanted Ohana's wardrobe, so falsely accused Ohana of being a criminal and managed to get the poor woman executed. The two girls got Ohana's gorgeous wardrobe just as they wanted, but as they were putting such lovely clothes on, the spirit of Ohana, a demon with cold breeze, taken her revenge killing them both: the youngest sister was found under the kimonos stopped breathing, while the eldest was found in a pond under many obis (kimono sashes). To placate Ohana's vengeful spirit, the villagers built a Shinto shrine and many smaller temples in her memory, and named her as their protector. The Kimono Goddess is also a vengative deity: according to the legend, if someone clad in kimono comes to the shrine at midnight, they can ask the Goddess to punish someone or sponsor a punishment, and that people shall leave paper dolls as an offer to her.		Kimono Goddess, whose shrine is located nearby at Kotoya Inn. There is a mini shrine to the Kimono Goddess. The Goddess's also has a darker side, the Goddess of Vengeance. According to the legend, centuries ago, a sweet village girl named Ohana lived nearby, and after saving a very rich feudal lord's life, she was given a whole chest full of beautiful and incredibly pricy kimonos as a reward. However, the greedy daughters of the local leader wanted Ohana's wardrobe, so falsely accused Ohana of being a criminal and managed to get the poor woman executed. The two girls got Ohana's gorgeous wardrobe just as they wanted, but as they were putting such lovely clothes on, the spirit of Ohana, a demon with cold breeze, taken her revenge killing them both: the youngest sister was found under the kimonos stopped breathing, while the eldest was found in a pond under many obis (kimono sashes). To placate Ohana's vengeful spirit, the villagers built a Shinto shrine and many smaller temples in her memory, and named her as their protector. The Kimono Goddess is also a vengative deity: according to the legend, if someone clad in kimono comes to the shrine at midnight, they can ask the Goddess to punish someone or sponsor a punishment, and that people shall leave paper dolls as an offer to her.

			The legend used to depict the series of murders is modeled from the Hannya legend and Yakumo Koizumi's Furisode.

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GemYin: /* Ikkaku Rock Case */

2024-01-09T09:54:15Z

Ikkaku Rock Case

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	=== Ikkaku Rock Case===		=== Ikkaku Rock Case===
	There was a sea dragon who had a big horn. It baby got caught by people and it got angry. Since then it put its horn out on the surface, guarding its home. They say if a fish boat approach it sink but the dragon like kids and if kids were to stop by then the dragon with grant them the power of the sea and they will become good in swimming.		There was a sea dragon who had a big horn. It baby got caught by people and it got angry. Since then it put its horn out on the surface, guarding its home. They say if a fish boat approach it sink but the dragon like kids and if kids were to stop by then the dragon with grant them the power of the sea and they will become good in swimming.
			===Flaming Skull Murder Case===
			At Mt.Washio a burning skull appears with a coterie of glowing souls and spirits sinners away. It eat their souls and leaves their bodies behind.

	== TV original ==		== TV original ==
	=== [[The Legend of the Mysterious Five Storied Pagoda]] ===		=== [[The Legend of the Mysterious Five Storied Pagoda]] ===

GemYin at 09:59, 3 January 2024

2024-01-03T09:59:31Z

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	A long time ago there was woman near the canyon who was as beautiful as a goddess. She often called to travellers and asked them, “Do you think theres really a heaven?” “Do you know where it is?” “Do want me to see it?” Every traveller became memorised by the woman’s beauty and answered “Yes”, they were all taken to the forest and was never seen again. A puppet maker heard of this story and invented a plan. He made a life-size puppet and put it near the canyon and hid, secretly observing it. As expected, the woman appeared and asked the puppet the question, but it couldn’t answer. A while later the woman’s eyes turned red, her mouth widened and had eight arms. She became a spider and attacked the puppet. When the puppet maker saw the monster he lit arrows on fire and endlessly shot them at the monster. The spider covered began screaming and ran into the forest, the puppet maker ran after it and saw the big spider and a smaller spider burn to death. Afterwards the village people were afraid the spider spirits would haunt them and built a temple into the area and named it “Spider King” and the canyon was named “Wire Monster Hero”. The temple got destroyed to make a storage room in its place by Nobukazu Takeda after his father's death, despite the villagers protest.		A long time ago there was woman near the canyon who was as beautiful as a goddess. She often called to travellers and asked them, “Do you think theres really a heaven?” “Do you know where it is?” “Do want me to see it?” Every traveller became memorised by the woman’s beauty and answered “Yes”, they were all taken to the forest and was never seen again. A puppet maker heard of this story and invented a plan. He made a life-size puppet and put it near the canyon and hid, secretly observing it. As expected, the woman appeared and asked the puppet the question, but it couldn’t answer. A while later the woman’s eyes turned red, her mouth widened and had eight arms. She became a spider and attacked the puppet. When the puppet maker saw the monster he lit arrows on fire and endlessly shot them at the monster. The spider covered began screaming and ran into the forest, the puppet maker ran after it and saw the big spider and a smaller spider burn to death. Afterwards the village people were afraid the spider spirits would haunt them and built a temple into the area and named it “Spider King” and the canyon was named “Wire Monster Hero”. The temple got destroyed to make a storage room in its place by Nobukazu Takeda after his father's death, despite the villagers protest.

			=== Ikkaku Rock Case===
			There was a sea dragon who had a big horn. It baby got caught by people and it got angry. Since then it put its horn out on the surface, guarding its home. They say if a fish boat approach it sink but the dragon like kids and if kids were to stop by then the dragon with grant them the power of the sea and they will become good in swimming.
	== TV original ==		== TV original ==
	=== [[The Legend of the Mysterious Five Storied Pagoda]] ===		=== [[The Legend of the Mysterious Five Storied Pagoda]] ===

Ushiwakamaru: /* The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night */

2023-07-28T15:17:27Z

The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night

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	=== [[The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night]] ===		=== [[The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night]] ===
	Kimono Goddess, whose shrine is located nearby at Kotoya Inn. There is a mini shrine to the Kimono Goddess. The Goddess's also has a darker side, the Goddess of Vengeance. According to the legend, centuries ago, a sweet village girl named Ohana lived nearby, and after saving a very rich feudal lord's life, she was given a whole chest full of beautiful and incredibly pricy kimonos as a reward. However, the greedy daughters of the local leader wanted Ohana's wardrobe, so falsely accused Ohana of being a criminal and managed to get the poor woman executed. The two girls got Ohana's gorgeous wardrobe just as they wanted, but as they were putting such lovely clothes on, the ~~evil~~ spirit of Ohana, ~~an immortal~~ demon with a cold breeze, taken her ~~awful~~ revenge ~~brutally~~ killing them both: the youngest sister was found under the kimonos stopped breathing, while the eldest was found in a pond under many obis (kimono sashes). To placate Ohana's vengeful spirit, the villagers built a Shinto shrine and many smaller temples in her memory, and named her as their protector. The Kimono Goddess is also a vengative deity: according to the legend, if someone clad in kimono comes to the shrine at midnight, they can ask the Goddess to punish someone or sponsor a punishment, and that people shall leave paper dolls as an offer to her.		Kimono Goddess, whose shrine is located nearby at Kotoya Inn. There is a mini shrine to the Kimono Goddess. The Goddess's also has a darker side, the Goddess of Vengeance. According to the legend, centuries ago, a sweet village girl named Ohana lived nearby, and after saving a very rich feudal lord's life, she was given a whole chest full of beautiful and incredibly pricy kimonos as a reward. However, the greedy daughters of the local leader wanted Ohana's wardrobe, so falsely accused Ohana of being a criminal and managed to get the poor woman executed. The two girls got Ohana's gorgeous wardrobe just as they wanted, but as they were putting such lovely clothes on, the spirit of Ohana, a demon with cold breeze, taken her revenge killing them both: the youngest sister was found under the kimonos stopped breathing, while the eldest was found in a pond under many obis (kimono sashes). To placate Ohana's vengeful spirit, the villagers built a Shinto shrine and many smaller temples in her memory, and named her as their protector. The Kimono Goddess is also a vengative deity: according to the legend, if someone clad in kimono comes to the shrine at midnight, they can ask the Goddess to punish someone or sponsor a punishment, and that people shall leave paper dolls as an offer to her.

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Ushiwakamaru: /* The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night */

2023-07-16T06:26:33Z

The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night

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	=== [[The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night]] ===		=== [[The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night]] ===
	Kimono Goddess, whose shrine is located nearby at Kotoya Inn. There is a mini shrine to the Kimono Goddess. The Goddess's also has a darker side, the Goddess of Vengeance. According to the legend, centuries ago, a sweet village girl named Ohana lived nearby~~, along with her old grandmother and her little sister~~, and after saving a very rich feudal lord's life, she was given a whole chest full of beautiful and incredibly pricy kimonos as a reward. However, the greedy daughters of the local leader wanted Ohana's wardrobe, so falsely accused Ohana of being a criminal and managed to get the poor woman executed. The two girls got Ohana's gorgeous wardrobe just as they wanted, but as they were putting such lovely clothes on, the evil spirit of Ohana, an immortal demon with a cold breeze, taken her awful revenge brutally killing them both: the youngest sister was found under the kimonos, while the eldest was found in a pond under many obis (kimono sashes)~~. As a demon with blood from her lips, Ohana taken the younger on the neck until she had stopped breathing. Ohana forcibly throwed the other in the garden pond and cruelly killed her~~. To placate Ohana's vengeful spirit, the villagers built a Shinto shrine and many smaller temples in her memory, and named her as their protector. The Kimono Goddess is also a vengative deity: according to the legend, if someone clad in kimono comes to the shrine at midnight, they can ask the Goddess to punish someone or sponsor a punishment, and that people shall leave paper dolls as an offer to her.		Kimono Goddess, whose shrine is located nearby at Kotoya Inn. There is a mini shrine to the Kimono Goddess. The Goddess's also has a darker side, the Goddess of Vengeance. According to the legend, centuries ago, a sweet village girl named Ohana lived nearby, and after saving a very rich feudal lord's life, she was given a whole chest full of beautiful and incredibly pricy kimonos as a reward. However, the greedy daughters of the local leader wanted Ohana's wardrobe, so falsely accused Ohana of being a criminal and managed to get the poor woman executed. The two girls got Ohana's gorgeous wardrobe just as they wanted, but as they were putting such lovely clothes on, the evil spirit of Ohana, an immortal demon with a cold breeze, taken her awful revenge brutally killing them both: the youngest sister was found under the kimonos stopped breathing, while the eldest was found in a pond under many obis (kimono sashes). To placate Ohana's vengeful spirit, the villagers built a Shinto shrine and many smaller temples in her memory, and named her as their protector. The Kimono Goddess is also a vengative deity: according to the legend, if someone clad in kimono comes to the shrine at midnight, they can ask the Goddess to punish someone or sponsor a punishment, and that people shall leave paper dolls as an offer to her.

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Ushiwakamaru: /* Tottori Spider Mansion Demon */

2023-07-16T06:24:41Z

Tottori Spider Mansion Demon

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	== Manga ==		== Manga ==
	=== [[Tottori Spider Mansion Demon]] ===		=== [[Tottori Spider Mansion Demon]] ===
	A long time ago there was woman near the canyon who was as beautiful as a goddess. She often called to travellers and asked them, “Do you think theres really a heaven?” “Do you know where it is?” “Do want me to see it?” Every traveller became memorised by the woman’s beauty and answered “Yes”, they were all taken to the forest and was never seen again. A puppet maker heard of this story and invented a plan. He made a life-size puppet and put it near the canyon and hid, secretly observing it. As expected, the woman appeared and asked the puppet the question, but it couldn’t answer. A while later the woman’s eyes turned red, her mouth widened and had eight arms. She became a spider and attacked the puppet. When the puppet maker saw the monster he lit arrows on fire and endlessly shot them at the monster. The spider covered began screaming and ran into the forest, the puppet maker ran after it and saw the big spider and a smaller spider burn to death. Afterwards the village people were afraid the spider spirits would haunt them and built a temple into the area and named it “Spider King” and the canyon was named “Wire Monster Hero”. The temple got destroyed to make a storage room in its place by Nobukazu Takeda after his father's death~~, who had always respected that place~~, despite the villagers protest.		A long time ago there was woman near the canyon who was as beautiful as a goddess. She often called to travellers and asked them, “Do you think theres really a heaven?” “Do you know where it is?” “Do want me to see it?” Every traveller became memorised by the woman’s beauty and answered “Yes”, they were all taken to the forest and was never seen again. A puppet maker heard of this story and invented a plan. He made a life-size puppet and put it near the canyon and hid, secretly observing it. As expected, the woman appeared and asked the puppet the question, but it couldn’t answer. A while later the woman’s eyes turned red, her mouth widened and had eight arms. She became a spider and attacked the puppet. When the puppet maker saw the monster he lit arrows on fire and endlessly shot them at the monster. The spider covered began screaming and ran into the forest, the puppet maker ran after it and saw the big spider and a smaller spider burn to death. Afterwards the village people were afraid the spider spirits would haunt them and built a temple into the area and named it “Spider King” and the canyon was named “Wire Monster Hero”. The temple got destroyed to make a storage room in its place by Nobukazu Takeda after his father's death, despite the villagers protest.

	== TV original ==		== TV original ==

Ushiwakamaru: /* Tottori Spider Mansion Demon */

2022-10-20T08:09:52Z

Tottori Spider Mansion Demon

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	== Manga ==		== Manga ==
	=== [[Tottori Spider Mansion Demon]] ===		=== [[Tottori Spider Mansion Demon]] ===
	A long time ago there was woman near the canyon who was as beautiful as a goddess. She often called to ~~travllers~~ and asked ~~the~~, “Do you think theres really a heaven?” “Do you know where it is?” “Do want me to see it?” Every traveller became memorised by the woman’s beauty and answered “Yes” they were all taken to the forest and was never seen again. A puppet maker heard of this story and invented a plan. He made a life-size puppet and put it near the canyon and hid, secretly observing it. As expected, the woman appeared and asked the puppet the question, but it couldn’t answer. A while later the woman’s eyes turned red, her mouth widened and had 8 arms. She became a spider and attacked the puppet. When the puppet maker saw the monster he lit arrows on fire and endlessly shot them at the monster. The spider covered began screaming and ran into the forest, the puppet maker ran after it and saw the big spider and a smaller spider burn to death. Afterwards the village people were afraid the spider spirits would haunt them and built a temple ~~int~~ the area and named it “Spider King” and the canyon was named “Wire Monster Hero”. The temple got destroyed to make a storage room in its place by Nobukazu Takeda despite the villagers protest.		A long time ago there was woman near the canyon who was as beautiful as a goddess. She often called to travellers and asked them, “Do you think theres really a heaven?” “Do you know where it is?” “Do want me to see it?” Every traveller became memorised by the woman’s beauty and answered “Yes”, they were all taken to the forest and was never seen again. A puppet maker heard of this story and invented a plan. He made a life-size puppet and put it near the canyon and hid, secretly observing it. As expected, the woman appeared and asked the puppet the question, but it couldn’t answer. A while later the woman’s eyes turned red, her mouth widened and had eight arms. She became a spider and attacked the puppet. When the puppet maker saw the monster he lit arrows on fire and endlessly shot them at the monster. The spider covered began screaming and ran into the forest, the puppet maker ran after it and saw the big spider and a smaller spider burn to death. Afterwards the village people were afraid the spider spirits would haunt them and built a temple into the area and named it “Spider King” and the canyon was named “Wire Monster Hero”. The temple got destroyed to make a storage room in its place by Nobukazu Takeda after his father's death, who had always respected that place, despite the villagers protest.

	== TV original ==		== TV original ==

Ushiwakamaru: /* The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night */

2022-09-28T21:20:12Z

The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night

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	=== [[The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night]] ===		=== [[The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night]] ===
	Kimono Goddess, whose shrine is located nearby at Kotoya Inn. There is a mini shrine to the Kimono Goddess. The Goddess's also has a darker side, the Goddess of Vengeance. According to the legend, centuries ago, a sweet village girl named Ohana lived nearby, along with her old grandmother and her little sister, and after saving a very rich feudal lord's life, she was given a whole chest full of beautiful and incredibly pricy kimonos as a reward. However, the greedy daughters of the local leader wanted Ohana's wardrobe, so falsely accused Ohana of being a criminal and managed to get the poor woman executed. The two girls got Ohana's gorgeous wardrobe just as they wanted, but as they were putting such lovely clothes on, the evil spirit of Ohana, an immortal demon with a cold breeze, taken her awful revenge brutally killing them both: the youngest sister was found under the kimonos, while the eldest was found in a pond under many obis (kimono sashes). As a demon with blood from her lips, Ohana ~~hits~~ the younger on the neck until she had stopped breathing. Ohana forcibly ~~throws~~ the other in the garden pond and cruelly ~~kills~~ her. To placate Ohana's vengeful spirit, the villagers built a Shinto shrine and many smaller temples in her memory, and named her as their protector. The Kimono Goddess is also a vengative deity: according to the legend, if someone clad in kimono comes to the shrine at midnight, they can ask the Goddess to punish someone or sponsor a punishment, and that people shall leave paper dolls as an offer to her.		Kimono Goddess, whose shrine is located nearby at Kotoya Inn. There is a mini shrine to the Kimono Goddess. The Goddess's also has a darker side, the Goddess of Vengeance. According to the legend, centuries ago, a sweet village girl named Ohana lived nearby, along with her old grandmother and her little sister, and after saving a very rich feudal lord's life, she was given a whole chest full of beautiful and incredibly pricy kimonos as a reward. However, the greedy daughters of the local leader wanted Ohana's wardrobe, so falsely accused Ohana of being a criminal and managed to get the poor woman executed. The two girls got Ohana's gorgeous wardrobe just as they wanted, but as they were putting such lovely clothes on, the evil spirit of Ohana, an immortal demon with a cold breeze, taken her awful revenge brutally killing them both: the youngest sister was found under the kimonos, while the eldest was found in a pond under many obis (kimono sashes). As a demon with blood from her lips, Ohana taken the younger on the neck until she had stopped breathing. Ohana forcibly throwed the other in the garden pond and cruelly killed her. To placate Ohana's vengeful spirit, the villagers built a Shinto shrine and many smaller temples in her memory, and named her as their protector. The Kimono Goddess is also a vengative deity: according to the legend, if someone clad in kimono comes to the shrine at midnight, they can ask the Goddess to punish someone or sponsor a punishment, and that people shall leave paper dolls as an offer to her.

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