- Mikoshi-
nyūdō (見越し入道 or 見越入道) is a type of bald-headed yōkai "goblin" with an ever-extending neck. In ****anese
folklore and Edo
period (1603–1868) kaidan...
- Gorō
Nyūdō Masamune (五郎入道正宗,
Priest Gorō Masamune, c. 1264–1343) was a
medieval ****anese
blacksmith widely acclaimed as ****an's
greatest swordsmith. He...
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Nyūdō-bōzu (****anese: 入道坊主) are yōkai
first known in Tsukude, Minami****ara District,
Aichi Prefecture (now Shinshiro), and then also in ****ushima Prefecture;...
- Miage-
nyūdō is a type of yōkai told
about on Sado
Island (Sado,
Niigata Prefecture). They are a type of mikoshi-
nyūdō. When
climbing a
small slope at...
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Nyūdō shinnō (入道親王, lit. "ordination prince") is a
title bestowed to
imperial sons who left the
court and took
tonsure as
Buddhist monks.
Ordination resulted...
- Hitotsume-
nyūdō is a yōkai of ****an that has the
appearance of an ōnyūdō that has only one eye. They can be seen in the
legends and
folklore of various...
- Kii Zōdan Shū of the Edo
Period are
statements about umibōzu
called "kuro
nyūdō" (black
priest initiates). A boat was
going Ise
Province (now Mie Prefecture)...
- Heike.
Menreiki A
tsukumogami composed of
gigaku masks. Miage-
nyūdō A type of mikoshi-
nyūdō from Sado
Island that
grows taller as fast as you can look up...
- They are also said to
shapeshift like the fox (kitsune) or tanuki, and the
nyūdō-bōzu told
about in
legends in the Tōhoku
region and the Chūbu
region are...
-
groaning voice, and a
nyūdō much
larger than
usual appeared. Masamune, not
being frightened at all, shot an
arrow at the foot of the
nyūdō, and with an agonizing...
