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Nuppefuhofu
NOOP-peh-FOH-hoh-foo
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Origin
Japanese folklore
Nuppefuhofu
NOOP-peh-FOH-hoh-foo
Basic Description
A yokai depicted in Edo-period picture scrolls such as Gazu Hyakki Yagyō and Hyakkai Zukan as a one-headed, sagging mass of flesh. Its face and body blur together, sometimes shown without eyes, nose, or ears. Owing to the name and descriptions, it is often mentioned as an archaic form or kin of the faceless noppera-bō, but its nature and origins remain unclear. The scrolls provide a name and image with little to no commentary.
Folklore & Legends
The 1781 sharebon Shingozade Hodai Mōgyū mentions it as a monster lacking eyes, nose, and ears. Early illustrated manuscripts suggest it may be an old toad or a fox or raccoon dog in disguise. The essay collection Isshōbanashi records an anecdote of a child-sized lump of flesh appearing in Sunpu Castle, later linked to the Hakutaku chart’s seal character “Fū.” Claims that it haunts abandoned temples or leaves a stench of carrion are later embellishments; primary sources are unclear.
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