, or Karakasa Obake or Karakasa Kozo, are a type of Tsukumogami

Tsukumogami

Understood by many Western scholars as a type of Japanese yōkai, the Tsukumogami was a concept popular in Japanese folklore as far back as the tenth century, used in the spread of Shingon Buddhism...

, a folk legend about a form of Japan

Japan

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ese spirit

Spirit

The English word spirit has many differing meanings and connotations, most of them relating to a non-corporeal substance contrasted with the material body.The spirit of a living thing usually refers to or explains its consciousness.The notions of a person's "spirit" and "soul" often also overlap,...

 that originate from objects reaching their 100th year of existence, thus becoming animate. Karakasa in particular are Spirits of Parasols

Oil-paper umbrella

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 (umbrellas) that reach the century

Century

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 milestone. They are typically portrayed with one eye, a long tongue protruding from an open mouth, and a single foot, generally wearing a geta

Geta (footwear)

Geta are a form of traditional Japanese footwear that resemble both clogs and flip-flops. They are a kind of sandal with an elevated wooden base held onto the foot with a fabric thong to keep the foot well above the ground. They are worn with traditional Japanese clothing such as kimono or yukata,...

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See also

• Obake
  Obake
  and are a class of yōkai, preternatural creatures in Japanese folklore. Literally, the terms mean a thing that changes, referring to a state of transformation or shapeshifting....
  
  
• Yōkai
  Yōkai
  are a class of supernatural monsters in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is made up of the kanji for "otherworldly" and "weird". Yōkai range eclectically from the malevolent to the mischievous, or occasionally bring good fortune to those who encounter them...
  
  
• Chōchinobake
  Chochinobake
  ' are a type of Tsukumogami, a form of Japanese spirit that originate from objects reaching their 100th year of existence, thus becoming animate. Chōchin'obake in particular are created from the chōchin lantern, composed of bamboo and paper or silk...
  
  
• Tsukumogami
  Tsukumogami
  Understood by many Western scholars as a type of Japanese yōkai, the Tsukumogami was a concept popular in Japanese folklore as far back as the tenth century, used in the spread of Shingon Buddhism...
  
  
• Inbunche
• Monopod
  Monopod (creature)
  Monopods are mythological dwarf-like creatures with a single, large foot extending from one thick leg centered in the middle of their body...