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    In Japanese folklore, hitodama (Japanese 人魂; meaning "human soul") are balls of fire that mainly float in the middle of the night. They are said to be...
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    subject of ghosts, but filed under chapters on the hitodama phenomenon. One case of a near-death hitodama deemed "suitable for discussion" under the topic...
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    ropes and pulleys. Hitodama: Yūrei are frequently depicted as being accompanied by a pair of floating flames or will o' the wisps (hitodama in Japanese) in...
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  • Katawaguruma (ja:片輪車) Wanyūdō (ja:輪入道) Onmoraki (ja:陰摩羅鬼) Sarakazoe (ja:皿数え) Hitodama (人魂) Funayūrei (船幽霊) Kawa akago (ja:川赤子) Furutsubaki-no-rei (ja:古山茶の霊)...
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  • in the atmosphere without an obvious cause. Examples include the onibi, hitodama and will-o'-wisp. They are often seen in humid climates. According to legend...
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    Funayūrei Ghost, phantom, or spectre Goryō The Grim Reaper Headless Horseman Hitodama Will-O'-The-Wisp Hupia Ikiryō Inugami Jikininki Korean Virgin Ghost Kuntilanak...
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  • ghost Egg ghost Japan Ayakashi Chōchin-obake Funayūrei Gashadokuro Goryō Hitodama Ikiryō Inugami Kuchisake-onna Mononoke Mujina Noppera-bō Nure-onna Obake...
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    18th century Brazilian Gold Rush. Ball lightning Brown Mountain Lights Hitodama Marfa lights Will-o'-the-wisp Valeriano, Maria Luiza (2020-08-17). "Lenda...
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    onibi with a single theory. Furthermore, they are frequently confused with hitodama and kitsunebi, and as there are many different theories to explain them...
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    Hitodama, soft telerobot, designed in the Aalto Media Lab by Avner Peled. Reading (or used for reading remotely) Jürgen Habermas....
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  • folklore and contemporary horror standards, the story concerns a flesh-eating hitodama (a gakidama) and its attacks on a journalist and those near him. 夢枕獏の原作を円谷プロが映像化!...
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  • evil entities, the Bolefuego is attracted by prayers. Will-o'-the-wisp Hitodama Perea Pedroza, Temis. "Leyenda de la Bolefuego o Candileja (Legend of the...
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    period shared great interests in paranormal things such as yūrei, onibi, hitodama and yōkai, so it would not be surprising to find stories of exotic boats...
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    Fujiwara no Toshiyuki depicted as the ghost of Rui no Hitodama, in a print by Kunisada....
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    is buried alive in the foundation of a new building to bring good luck. Hitodama A fireball ghost that appears when someone dies, signifying the dead person's...
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  • snakes, giant eyeballs, ghosts, kitsune, spiders, entities appearing to be hitodama/will-o'-the-wisp, as well as other evils. The priest's weapons are Buddhist...
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    India. Similar phenomena are described in Japanese folklore, including Hitodama (literally "Human Soul" as a ball of energy), Hi no Tama (Ball of Flame)...
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    comet Atmospheric ghost lights Brown Mountain Lights Earthquake light Hitodama List of lightning phenomena Mãe-do-Ouro Marfa lights Naga fireball Spontaneous...
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  • mortification,: 40  or a comedic and figurative death. This is a reference to the hitodama, as is the above example. Cherry blossoms indicate a sweet or beautiful...
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    horse-hoofed humanoid Hircocervus (Medieval Bestiary) – deer-goat hybrid Hitodama (Japanese) – ghosts of the newly dead, which take the form of fireballs...
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  • 01. "Ruka" (琉花) 02. "The Day of Thunder" (神鳴りの日) 03. "Hitodama" (人魂) 04. "Marine Mammals" 05. "Patterns" (図様) 06. "Ghost of the Sea" (海の幽霊) 07. "Chair"...
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  • for a time, Youmu went to Gensokyo and gathered back the yuurei with a hitodama light. The first demo of Perfect Cherry Blossom was released at the 63rd...
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    seawater has become polluted making it difficult to see these shiranui. Hitodama Kitsunebi Will-o'-the-wisp 草野巧 (1997). 幻想動物事典. Truth in fantasy. 新紀元社....
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    significant in Japanese culture and folklore. They are symbols of the hitodama (人魂 or 人玉), the souls of the newly dead. See also the explanations at the...
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    significant in Japanese culture and folklore. They are symbols of the hitodama (人魂 or 人玉), the souls of the newly-dead. See also the explanations at the...
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    "The Spirit of the Man-Eating Marsh" Transliteration: "Hitokui Numa no Hitodama" (Japanese: 人喰い沼の人魂) Makoto Okamura Shigemitsu Taguchi May 25, 1973 (1973-05-25)...
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  • also refer to workers who were buried alive under inhumane conditions. Hitodama (人魂, lit. 'human soul') – The wayward soul of a human being who has already...
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  • became balls of fire that meet together. Yamatokōriyama It indicates two hitodama that would visit every year on June 7th on the bridge above the Saho River...
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    hanging limply from the wrists no body below the waist often accompanied by hitodama (人魂), green, blue or purple floating flames transparent or semi-transparent...
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  • with the Gedoushu, the Tora Origami was under the control of the Ayakashi Hitodama until Takeru uses the Shishi Origami to bring it back to its senses and...
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