A shrine where legends of the hyosube, a kappa-like yokai, remain, including the story of the family that ruled over the hyosube.
Legend Site
Shiomi Shrine
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Positions on the map are a rough guide to the area where a legend or sighting is set. Most pins are placed at representative points of a municipality or prefecture (outside Japan, a city position rounded to about 10 km, or the country), not at the exact place.
Municipality points: Geolonia address data (CC BY 4.0), based on the Address Base Registry (Digital Agency of Japan) / Country points: Natural Earth
| Encyclopedia | Hyosube |
|---|---|
| Location | Saga Takeo |
| Type of place | Shrine or temple |
| Map position | Approximate position (Municipality), not the exact place |
A kappa-like yokai told of in Saga Prefecture and elsewhere in Kyushu. It cries "hyo hyo," loves eggplants and ravages fields. Anyone who sees it is said to come down with a fever.