seasonal changes. It is said that when and go to and from mountains, they would move in a group through an . It is said that if a human ever built a house in this passageway, the and would get angry and open a hole in the walls. Is also said that if one ever tried to catch sight of the returning to the mountains, one would fall into an illness. refers to the landscape and places that go down from a mountain and are considered to be lands that are not suited towards building houses. In the town of Omine, Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, the pathway that yamawaro use to move are called . Similar concepts In the Hida Region (Gifu Prefecture), they are also called and they are said to play pranks such as stealing bentō from woodcutters. Similar to include the , the , and the . The told about in Nishimera, Miyazaki Prefecture are said to go into mountains during the evening and return to the rivers during morning. Also, in legends in Omine, Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, calling them is thought to anger them so would be used instead as a more polite alternative. Paintings In the of the Edo period (such as the ) and the among others, are written about under the name of and they are often depicted with tree branch arms and one eye. According to the Edo-period , it can be seen that one of the that it notes is depicted in the drawn by Kōhōgen Motonobu is one by the name of . See also List of Japanese legendary creatures References Japanese mythology Yōkai Kappa (folklore) Japanese words and phrases