Published on November 11, 2018
Jinja-hime
- Jinja-hime
- Ryugu no tsukai
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Japan
Description
According to Japanese beliefs, a serpentine creature about six meters long, with horns, fins and a female face.
Jinja-hime are youkai who serve inRyugu-jo. It is reported that during the In Edo, jinja-hime appeared on the beach, declaring himself the "messenger of Ryugu". With a six-meter snake-like body, they resemble giant paddle-nosed fish, which are called ryugu no tsukai (lit. "Messenger of Ryugu") in Japanese.
Researcher Kato Eibian met him in the province of Hizen in 1819, and later printed a picture in the "Vaga Koromo" so that everyone could see it and protect themselves from the disease, as it told him at the meeting.
