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Hyōsube (兵主部 or ひょうすべ, Hyousube) is a child-sized river monster from kyushu that lives in underwater caves, he likes to come out at night, loves to eat eggplants. he is a cousin of the Yokai Kappa[1]

Origin[edit]

Hyōsube from Bakemono no e scroll, Brigham Young University.

Hyōsube were dolls that were brought yo life by a magician, they were used to built a shrine. after the shrine was finished they were dumped in a river. they're beloved to be named after Hyōbu-taifu[2]

Description[edit]

Hyōsube are small creatures with really hairy bodies but with bald heads.[3]

  1. ^ "Hyōsube – Yokai.com". Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  2. ^ Staggs, Matt (2017-06-24). "Japandemonium Illustrated: Meet 5 of Japan's Weird, Wonderful Yōkai". Unbound Worlds. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  3. ^ 1965-, Foster, Michael Dylan,. The book of yōkai : mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore. Berkeley. ISBN 9780520959125. OCLC 893735854. {{cite book}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)