▁whose ▁unusual ▁or ▁un fortun ate ▁death s ▁could ▁result ▁in ▁their ▁transition ▁into ▁a ▁ven ge ful ▁g host , ▁a ▁practice ▁similar ▁to ▁ex or c ism . ▁Sometimes ▁these ▁g hosts ▁would ▁be ▁de ified ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pla c ate ▁their ▁spirits . ▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁mon sters ▁of ▁Japanese ▁fol kl ore , ▁mal icious ▁y ū rei ▁are ▁rep elled ▁by ▁, ▁holy ▁Sh into ▁writ ings ▁containing ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁k ami . ▁The ▁of uda ▁must ▁generally ▁be ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁y ū re is ▁fore head ▁to ▁ban ish ▁the ▁spirit , ▁although ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁house ' s ▁entry ▁ways ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁y ū rei ▁from ▁entering . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Ban cho ▁Sar ay ash iki ▁ ▁Botan ▁D oro ▁ ▁Hun gry ▁g host ▁ ▁In ou e ▁En ry o ▁ ▁Japanese ▁myth ology ▁ ▁Japanese ▁urban ▁leg ends ▁ ▁J - Hor ror ▁ ▁Ka idan ▁ ▁Kay ako ▁Sa ek i ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁g hosts ▁ ▁Sad ako ▁Yam am ura ▁ ▁Shin ig ami ▁ ▁Y ō ka i ▁ ▁Y ots u ya ▁Ka idan ▁ ▁Y ū rei ▁z aka ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁White ▁Kim ono ▁Japanese ▁G hosts ▁W ear ? ▁ ▁Category : J apan ese ▁g hosts ▁Category : J apan ese ▁fol kl ore ▁* ▁Category : M yth ological ▁mon sters ▁Category : Und ead <0x0A>