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| Shirime drawn by Yosa no Busa (1754) |
The story goes in Japan a samurai was walking down the road to Kyōto. Another man would call out to him telling him to wait. The cautious samurai asked "Who's there?" nervously. When he turned around he would spot the owner of the voice. It was a man who was stripping off his clothing and pointing his butt at him. Where the anus should have been a huge glittering eyeball opened up.
It's believed that he is a faceless ghost pulling pranks on unsuspecting people.
Haiku PoetYosa Buson liked the monster so much he included it in many of his yōkai paintings.
SOURCES:
Wikipedia
Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai
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