https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2009/10/23/a-yokai-a-day-noppera-bo/ illustrations, folklore, and blog Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:19:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2009/10/23/a-yokai-a-day-noppera-bo/comment-page-1/#comment-15482 Mon, 30 Oct 2017 07:57:29 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=5010#comment-15482 […] what was the kurobōzu? Some yokai-ologists say it was a kind of nopperabō, due to its vague and indiscernible features. Others say it was related to a yamachichi, and it was […]

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2009/10/23/a-yokai-a-day-noppera-bo/comment-page-1/#comment-9771 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 03:24:51 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=5010#comment-9771 […] The passage refers to it as the “nupperi-bōzu,” so this yokai is certainly a kind of noppera-bō, a kind of faceless yokai which is a popular form taken by mujina (shapeshifting […]

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2009/10/23/a-yokai-a-day-noppera-bo/comment-page-1/#comment-9572 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:16:06 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=5010#comment-9572 […] she has a normal face under the matte of hair, or whether she is a faceless monster, like the nopperabō or the ohaguro-bettari, with various yokai researches weighing in on either side of the […]

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