but it has not been confirmed that there are any classical literature or classical essays that verify this. After the war, they became a representative character for depictions of obake and haunted houses and are frequently used as characters in anime, manga, and films that have a theme based around yōkai. Similar stories These are not kasa-obake, but in folktales, as an umbrella yōkai, in the Higashiuwa region, Ehime Prefecture, there is a story that a rain umbrella would appear in valleys on rainy nights, and those who see it would cower and not be able to move their feet. Also, in Mizokuchi, Tottori Prefecture (now Hōki, Saihaku District), there is a yōkai called yūreigasa (幽霊傘, "ghost umbrella") that has one eye and one foot like the kasa-obake, but it is said that on days of strong wind, they would blow people up into the skies. See also Chōchinobake Imbunche Monopod Obake Tsukumogami Yōkai Notes References Tsukumogami