Mikoshi-nyūdō (見越し入道 or 見越入道) is a type of bald-headed yōkai "goblin" with an ever-extending neck. In Japanese folklore and Edo period (1603–1868) kaidan...

Hyakki Yagyō, called "Wind", includes the following yōkai. Mikoshi (見越, ja:見越し入道) Shōkera (ja:しょうけら) Hyōsube (ja:ひょうすべ) Waira (ja:わいら) Otoroshi (ja:おとろし)...

In most other scrolls and books, this image is labeled Mikoshi-nyūdō (見越し入道), and may or may not be the same yōkai. However, there is one other scroll...

backwards. It is said that by chanting "miage-nyūdō, I've seen past you (見上入道、見越した)" and lying down forwards, it would disappear. In Hamochi, Sado District...