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Japanese mythological creature
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Keukegen (毛羽毛現, "fluffy hair appearance") is a creature illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's Konjaku Hyakki Shūi.
Mythology
It resembles a small dog covered entirely in long hair. Its name is a pun - when written with different kanji (希有怪訝), keukegen means "an unusual thing which is rarely seen".
According to one report, the keukegen is a disease spirit which lives in damp, dark places and causes people in the house to get sick.
References
- Mizuki, Shigeru (2003). Mujara 2: Chūbu-hen. Japan: Soft Garage. p. 66. ISBN 978-4-86133-005-6.
- Mizuki Road: Keukegen
- CSK: Hyakki Yagyō: Keukegen
- Japanese Wikipedia: Keukegen
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