Picture No | 10067230 |
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Description | Japanese Snow Ghost |
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JAPANESE SNOW GHOST If a Japanese dies in the snow, s/he becomes a 'yuki onna' - a snow ghost - as in the story of Oyasu who died in a great snowstorm
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Source | Mo=No=Yoki, from a sketch by R Gordon Smith, in 'Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan' page 308 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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