Fern Flower
Published on November 12, 2018

Nozuchi

  • Nozuti
  • Nozuchi
  • Nozuchi

Regions of expansion

Japan 1
Japan

Description

In Japanese mythology, mighty and ancient snake-like spirits of the fields, looking like a hairy meter-long caterpillar without eyes with an upward-pointing mouth. It can also take a humanoid form, representing a monk without eyes, nose, hair, ears, but with a large gaping mouth on the top of his head.

Nozuchi in popular culture