6/28/2023 0 Comments Japanese ghost stories hearn![]() ![]() ![]() Fearing that she intended to drown herself, he stopped to offer her any assistance or consolation in his power. One night, at a late hour, he was hurrying up the Kii-no-kuni-zaka, when he perceived a woman crouching by the moat, all alone, and weeping bitterly. The last man who saw the Mujina was an old merchant of the Kyobashi quarter, who died about thirty years ago. ![]() All because of a Mujina that used to walk there. On one side of this slope you see an ancient moat, deep and very wide, with high green banks rising up to some place of gardens and on the other side of the road extend the long and lofty walls of an imperial palace.īefore the era of street-lamps and jinrikishas, this neighborhood was very lonesome after dark and belated pedestrians would go miles out of their way rather than mount the Kii-no-kuni-zaka, alone, after sunset. I do not know why it is called the Slope of the Province of Kii. On the Akasaka Road, in Tokyo, there is a slope called Kii-no-kuni-zaka, which means the Slope of the Province of Kii. ![]() Hearn’s ghost story “Mujina” appears in Kwaidan and features a faceless yokai he calls a mujina, also known as a noppera-bō.ĮNJOY! And…as you read it, just remember that similar mujina sightings have been more recently reported in Hawaii! Lafcadio Hearn, also known as Koizumi Yakumo, was a journalist best known for Kwaidan, his book of super-spooky Japanese ghost stories. Born on Greek island in 1850, Lafcadio Hearn was quite the traveller, living in Ireland, the U.S., and the West Indies before settling in Japan. ![]()
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