Zashikiwarashi
By Eriko Takenami
This
is the story of Zashikiwarashi.
Zashikiwarashi
is a 10-year-old boy with straight, bobbed hair. He wears a boys
kimono. He appears in the Tohoku region of Japan in Japanese-style
guest rooms with tatatmi mats. He does mischief at night such as
running around the room and removing the pillows of sleeping people.
Sometimes he even sits on top of sleeping people. Although he does
mischief, he is harmless. Children rarely see him.
After
he leaves a house, it is said the house will become condemned.
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