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Folklore being

Kagewani

Publicly verified

Kagewani is a local folklore figure recorded from Shimane Prefecture. The entry keeps the recorded name, locality, and cited folklore context together for tracing in IZANORA.

Description

Kagewani is a local folklore figure associated with Shimane Prefecture. The Japanese source copy treats it as a local folklore record rather than a universal category. IZANORA uses the supplied source record as the anchor when that citation is present and avoids adding story details not supplied by the row. The English page links the figure to related legends, places, and map points when those relationships are recorded.

Appears in legends

Sources

  • 国際日本文化研究センター 怪異・妖怪伝承データベース

    Primary source

    国際日本文化研究センター

    影鰐に関わる怪異・伝承資料の参照入口。

    https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiDB3/

  • 日本妖怪大事典

    Secondary source

    村上健司 編著

    村上健司編著『日本妖怪大事典』（角川書店、2005年）など、各地の妖怪名と伝承を整理する二次資料。

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