In Hikone, Omi, people say that on rainy nights in the fifth lunar month, small lights cling to a boater’s straw cloak; swatting them only increases their number, but taking off the cloak makes them disappear. In Hokuriku, Echigo, and Dewa, they’re called names like “Minomushibi” or “Minoboshi,” attaching to clothing or umbrellas on rainy journeys or at sea. Some can see them while others cannot, and one might say a person is “possessed by a bagworm” (minomushi). Lighting a flame drives them off, and if left alone they fade after a while.