KAY-oo-kay-gen
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KAY-oo-kay-gen
A shaggy, seldom-seen yokai sketched by Toriyama Sekien in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. Sekien glosses its name as “Keu-kemi” (written 希有希見, “rarely seen”), underscoring its elusiveness. He likens its form to a hair-covered “hair-woman,” yet offers little on its nature or habits. Later writers proposed it lurks in damp corners of houses, but Edo-period sources do not confirm this.
Sekien’s original notes give no specific haunt or behavior, describing only a rarely witnessed, hair-covered creature. Modern retellings often place it under floors or around moist areas of a house and credit it with spreading illness, but verifiable local traditions are scarce and no fixed region is identified. Concrete anecdotes remain unknown.
Keukegen across multiple art-style decks
Displaying the Maya calendar KINs that Keukegen protects.
This yokai is included in the following collections:
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