Tenjō Kudari – 天井下 – [Yokai]

Description

Tenjo kudari – 天井下 – “Ceiling Hanger”

• About this yokai: An ugly Yokai that pops out and hangs down from the ceiling of old homes in an attempt to terrify the unsuspecting. – Attics & crawl spaces are a spooky place: Ceiling mould, holes and mysterious wet spots would indicate yokais presence (or some other sort of suspicious activity) this yokai is The result of people gossiping about bodies & corpses being hidden in the crawl spaces of old/abandoned places.

•History & Early appearances•

This yokai originally appears in Gazu Hyakki Yagyo (1776) and seems to be Toriyama Sekien doing a silly nod towards those dark rumors. (There are actually a few other yokai which brush up on this topic as well.)

See also: Tenjōname

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