YamawaroThe Mountain Child of Kyushu Migrating Between Mountains and Rivers: Yamawaro
yamawaro
Detailed Description
While the *Yamawaro* is a mountain monster unique to the mountainous regions of Kyushu, its greatest originality lies in the fact that it forms two aspects of a single body with the *kappa*. The fact that Terajima Ryoan noted the habitation of *Yamawaro* in Chikuzen and Goto in *Wakan Sansai Zue*[1] is evidence that early modern intellectuals incorporated the folklore of grotesque beings from the western mountains into the framework of natural history, showing that the Goto Islands were designated early on as a land of *Yamawaro* traditions.
In the migration belief, it is said that the *kappa* of the river and the *Yamawaro* of the mountain switch places at the boundary of the spring and autumn equinoxes[2], which is thought to be a crystallization of the agricultural calendar, water god worship, and mountain god worship into a single existential image. Its assistance to woodcutters and the reward of rice balls, its love of sumo, its dietary preference for salt and crabs, and its grotesque form with dog ears, red hair, and a single eye are all supported by the *Wakan Sansai Zue*[1] and the oral traditions of various parts of Kyushu. Amidst life in the Goto Islands, surrounded by sea and mountains, the *Yamawaro* has become inextricably linked to the *kappa* (*gataro*), becoming an entity that embodies the local spirituality penetrating both the waterside and the mountains.
Source Information
種類全体の出典primary
ガラッパ・河童・山童 (怪異・妖怪伝承データベース)
著者: 国際日本文化研究センター
年代: 現行
出版社: 国際日本文化研究センター
種類全体の出典primary
山島民譚集
著者: 柳田國男
種類全体の出典primary
和漢三才図会 (寺島良安 1712)
著者: 寺島良安
年代: 1712
出版社: 杏林堂
種類全体の出典primary
山童
出版社: ウィキペディア日本語版
Personality
Mischievous and capricious. Loves sumo wrestling, and while it helps woodcutters, it curses those who break their promises. A seasonal spirit that travels back and forth between the mountains and rivers every equinox.
Compatibility
河童(ガラッパ・ガータロー)と表裏一体。山精や一本だたらと一つ目・一本足の像を共有する。
Abilities & Skills
Weaknesses
Loses power if the water in the dish on its head (a remnant of its kappa phase) dries up. Obeys if made to keep a promise.
診断評価
妖怪相性診断
喜び
6.0喜びと楽しさの程度
📝 メモ
相撲を好み、酒や握り飯を喜んで食べるなど、素朴な喜びを表現する
怒り
7.0怒りの激しさの程度
📝 メモ
約束を違えたり、家を通り道に建てたりすると激しく怒り祟りをもたらす
慈悲深い
4.0慈悲深さの程度
📝 メモ
仕事を手伝うのはあくまで報酬（握り飯など）との交換であり、無償の慈悲ではない
憂鬱
2.0憂鬱で思慮深い程度
📝 メモ
活発でいたずら好きであり、陰鬱で感傷的な性格はあまり見られない
静寂
2.0内なる平静の程度
📝 メモ
天狗倒しのような怪音を立てたり相撲を挑んだりと、騒がしく活動的である
いたずら好き
9.0いたずら好きで活発な程度
📝 メモ
相撲を挑み、家畜にいたずらし、無断で風呂に入るなど極めて悪戯好き
やさしい
5.0やさしく親しみやすい程度
📝 メモ
樵の仕事を手伝うなど親しみやすい一面もあるが、約束を破ると容赦しない
厳格
7.0厳格で真面目な程度
📝 メモ
約束（握り飯などの報酬）を違えることを絶対に許さないという厳格な一面がある
守護的
6.0他者を守る傾向
📝 メモ
山仕事の守りとなるとも伝えられ、人間を助けることもある
神秘的
8.0神秘的で不思議な程度
📝 メモ
河童と一身二相であり、一つ目一本足という特異な姿を持つ
霊性の深さ
7.0精神的境界の深さ
📝 メモ
春秋の彼岸を境に山と川を行き来し、自然の霊的な循環を体現している
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