Art and Folklore of Japan: Mischievous Nature of the One Legged Umbrella Ghost

Japanese folklore is full of fascinating spirits that have a wide variety of power. Some spirits and ghosts may be extremely dangerous while others may be much less harmless.  Thereby they are represented in many different art forms that are either based on Japanese folklore, a fusion of modern ideas and folklore in the late Edo period, or adaptions within modern culture. The Kasa-obake (One Legged Umbrella Spirit) is an example of a rather harmless ghost that obtains a spirit when reaching a set age in the real world.

Source: Modern Tokyo Times

Image: Oct03-Kasa-Obake