Published on November 13, 2018
Umi-zato
- Umizato
Regions of expansion
Japan
Description
In Japanese folklore, a huge aquatic creature that looks like a zato (that is, a blind artist) that wanders along the surface of the water and gropes its way among the waves with a long cane. As a rule, it is considered harmless and does not touch people, but sometimes it sinks boats and scares fishermen.