Mayohiga

spirit · Japan · East Asia and Pacific

Mayohiga (迷い家) is a phantom house of Japanese mountain folklore, recorded in Yanagita Kunio's 1910 Tōno Monogatari. It appears at dusk on remote paths and in deep valleys; those who enter may take food or goods, and some return wealthy, while others who stay too long are never seen again. It is a supernatural dwelling tied to mountain spirits rather than a permanent place.

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