A peak in the Northern Alps, north of Mount Tsurugi. Its name is said to come from a legend that a huge, man-eating monster cat (nekomata) once lived there, fleeing into the mountain when hunted.
Legend Site
Mount Nekomata
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| Encyclopedia | Nekomata |
|---|---|
| Location | Toyama |
| Type of place | Mountain |
| Map position | Approximate position (Prefecture), not the exact place |
A yokai said to be a cat that has lived so long that its tail has split in two. It appears in the Kamakura-period classic Essays in Idleness, and is described both as a wild beast of the mountains and as a pet cat that transforms.