Fern Flower
Published on October 24, 2018

Sarakazoe

  • Sarakazoe

Regions of expansion

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Japan

Description

In Japanese folklore, this is the name of a special kind of spirits that look like plates covered with ghostly fire (usually nine) flying over the well of Himeji Castle ("White Heron Castle" at the foot of Mount Hime (Hyogo Prefecture, Harima region)).

Sarakazoe in popular culture