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. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
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matagi 又鬼 - マタギ と伝説 Legends about bear hunters
mata oni ni naru 又鬼 "I have to become a demon again" . . . matagi . . .
The matagi hunter only takes life when it is absolutely necessary to support his life and the forest. He apologizes to the forest for taking life, prays for the soul of the dead animal and gives thanks to the circle of mountain life.
Many Matagi live in Ani town in Akita. 秋田県阿仁
. matagi 又鬼 - マタギ bear hunters .
- Introduction -
マタギ奇談 - 狩人たちの奇妙な語り
工藤隆雄 Eto Takao
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越後三面山人記 - マタギの自然観に習う
田口洋美 Taguchi Hiromi
日本の狩猟文化研究の第一人者、
朝日連峰の山懐、新潟県の三面川(みおもてがわ)
今は三面ダムの底に沈んだこの山里の狩猟文化・山村習俗を、
第一章 狩りの日の出来事
第二章 降りしきる雪の中で-冬-
第三章 山の鼓動とともに-春-
第四章 むせるような緑に抱かれて-夏-
第五章 時雨れる雲ノ下で-秋-
第六章 山人の自然学
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kodama nezumi コダマ鼠 / 小玉鼠 Kodama Nezumi Yokai monster - Little Ball Rat
source : twitter.com/meirojp/status
It is feared by the Matagi of Akita, especially in Ani. Some say it evolved from seven Matagi who died the same day during a hunting accident.
If the rat hears the sound of a gun, it will rush to the spot and interfere with the hunting. When it spots a human, it stops what it's doing, inflates like a balloon, explodes and splatters the hunter with its own blood and guts.
If the hunters become aware of one, the Matagi will retreat from the mountain as fast as they can.
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Once upon a time in winter
a group of seven young Matagi went to the mountain forest. At night it begun to snow. On the second morning a young woman came to their hut and asked to be allowed to take shelter. On that night, the woman sucked the soul out of six of them and killed them. The last one woke up in time, took his hatched and chased the monster away.
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kakesu カケス / 橿鳥 / 懸巣 jay, Garrulus glandarius
If the jay make a racket, it will certainly rain. The Matagi pay attention to them.
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北秋田郡 阿仁町 Ani
Once their was a Matagi family wanting for food. Just then Kobo Daishi passed their hut and they wanted to take away his robes. He tried to understand their plight and told them, "Even if you now repent,
mata oni ni naru - you will become Oni again!
Hunting is your job, so go ahead and do it."
This is the origin of their name.
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Yamagami no sakabu 山神のサカブ（叫び）は細く硬い声で、
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鹿角郡 Katsuno district 小坂町
iwana 岩魚
昔柴内という村の八郎 Hachiro というマタギが、仲間と共に奥瀬山に入った時、
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仙北郡 Senboku district 角館町 Kakunodate
If the mice are disappearing from a Matagi's mountain hut, they know that something is amiss and disaster looming.
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若い狩人（マタギ）が生け捕った猿を逃がしてやった。すると、
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マタギが雪崩にあい、埋まっていたが、
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女房が親父の仕事をしている山へ弁当を届に行ったら山の神 Yama no Kami の怒りに触れて木の下敷きになり死んだ。
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山本郡 Yamamoto district 藤里町
マタギが猟をしている間、炊事当番の小僧のところに山人 Yamahito が来る。次の日、マタギが巻物を小刀で追い払った。
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bears and hunters enjoying a break
野間仁根色紙 painting by Noma Hitone
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マタギの家では寒三十日の間は決して豆を煎らない。
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仙台市 Sendai 太白区 Taihaku
. The brothers 万二万三郎 Banji and Banzaburo and the matagi マタギ hunters of Nikko. .
24 more legends from Miyagi
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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
マタギ 49 to explore (02)
Akita 12 0K
Nametoko yama no kuma なめとこ山の熊 The bears of Nametoko Mountain
宮沢賢治 Miyazawa Kenji
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. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師 空海 - 伝説 .
. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -
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