Would you be lucky if you could see it? We'll get to know the truth about the "zashiki warashi" that is being talked about at Kindaichi Onsen! [Iwate Prefecture]

Kindaichi Onsen is quietly located in the mountains of Ninohe City in northern Iwate Prefecture . This hot spring resort has long been a popular hot spring resort, and the legend of "zashiki warashi" has been passed down.

A child standing in a tatami room or playing around. It is said that happiness will come to those who can see it, and Kindaichi Onsen has become known as " hot spring resort where you may be able to meet the zashiki warashi

In this article, we will explore the legend of the zashiki warashi related to Kindaichi Onsen and the truth behind it.

What kind of monster is the zashiki warashi?

Zashiki Warashi is said to be a yokai or spirit that appears as a child It is mainly talked about in the Tohoku region and is sometimes called "Zashikibokko".

They are said to appear the tatami room or storehouse of a house , where they will live in the house and bring happiness to those who see it.

Characteristics of the Zashiki Warashi

• Small children with bobby or slurping heads (gender is not constant)
• For boys, they often wear kasuri or dark-striped kimonos, while for girls, they often wear red chanko.
• He also has a mischievous side to stand silently and smile, making noises and leaving footprints.
• does not harm people, but rather protects the home.

He is like a god of fortune that brings happiness, but at the same time, it is said that "the house where the Zashiki Warashi left will eventually decline."

In other words, is a symbol of the prosperity of the house is also seen as a sign of the loss of something invisible

Similar existences have been passed down all over the country, but at Kindaichi Onsen in northern Iwate Prefecture, particularly realistic sightings and rumors continue to be heard. The center of this hotel is " Ryokufuso " in Kindaichi Onsen.

A story about zashiki warashi from Kindaichi Onsen's "Ryokufuso"

There is a legend that zashiki warashi has appeared since ancient times at Ryokufuso a long-established inn located in Kindaichi Onsen

witnesses and mysterious experiences have been reported by guests and employees

Furthermore, Midorifuso has a source that delves into the true identity of the zashiki warashi, which is considered to be unknown.

Origin of the zashiki warashi at Midorifuso

During the Nanboku-cho period (around 1336-1392), Marikoji Fujifusa, who served in the Southern Court, avoided the war and fled to Tohoku, reaching the land of what is now Kindaichi, Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture.になったんです。 English: The first thing you can do is to find the best one to do.

However, along the way, of the two children he was accompanied by, his older brother Kamemaro fell ill at the age of six, and died in his death when he was in the middle of the day he would continue to protect his house until the end of

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Regarding Fujifusa's downside, from the perspective of historical research, it is only a hypothesis, but it has been rooted in local culture as a "faithful truth."

An example of a sighting

One night, a guest staying in a room in a hotel suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and saw
an unknown child sitting The sight of him silently staring at me was somewhat inhuman, and when he realized it, he had disappeared.

The next morning, he told the inn that he was told, Oh, that's a zashiki warashi. I'm glad I was able to watch it

Regeneration of beings and inns that have disappeared once

In 2009, Midorifuso was completely burned down by a fire. Some whispered, "It's because the Zashiki Warashi disappeared."

However, the inn was beautifully rebuilt and the legend continues. Rumors that "Zashiki Warashi has returned too" are also attracting people to this area again.

The zashiki warashi at Kindaichi Onsen are not merely old stories, but still live quietly as a "lectured legend."

summary

It turns out that the legend of the Zashiki Warashi was not a story from a long time ago, but is a "living story" that continues quietly in Kindaichi Onsen today.

Not everyone who visits the inn can meet him (her?), but you can feel a gentle presence behind the shoji screen, or something near the futon.

It may be that the zashiki warashi is by your side when you notice such a "slightly strange feeling."

Midorifuso <Information>

• Name: Midorifuso, the legendary inn of the tatami warashi
• Address: 41 Kindaichi Nagakawa, Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture, 028-5711
• Phone number: 0195-27-2131
• Official URL: https://www.zashiki-warashi.co.jp/

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