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Funayūrei

Funayūrei (船幽霊 or 舟幽霊; literally "boat spirit") are spirits (yūrei) that have become vengeful ghosts (onryō) at sea. They have been passed down in the folklore of various areas of Japan. They frequently appear in ghost stories and miscellaneous writings from the Edo Period as well as in modern folk customs. In Yamaguchi Prefecture and Saga Prefecture…

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Funayūrei

Nodes75
Edges74
Triples7
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026667
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Funayūrei → According, In Kōchi Prefecture, Their, There, They, They're, Umibōzu

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funayurei also would sea appear water boat prefecture legends said one ghosts ships hishaku light ghost called area modern avoid

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Funayūreirelated to LegendsThey0.60section
Funayūreirelated to LegendsAccording0.60section
Funayūreirelated to LegendsThey're0.60section
Funayūreirelated to LegendsUmibōzu0.60section
Funayūreirelated to LegendsTheir0.60section
Funayūreirelated to LegendsThere0.60section
Funayūreirelated to LegendsIn Kōchi Prefecture0.60section

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