Ashiarai Yashiki

Ashiarai Yashiki , color woodcut from the series Honjo nana fushigi no uchi by Utagawa Kuniteru III. , 1886

Ashiarai Yashiki , also Ashiaraiyashiki , ( Japanese 足 洗 邸 , dt. About "House of the washing of feet") is a fictional being of the Japanese folk belief and is counted to the group of Yōkai .

description

The Japanese folklore describes the Ashiarai Yashiki as a huge, dirty or bloody (probably male) walk without body but to speak with the ability.

Occur

The Ashiarai Yashiki steps through the ceiling of a house inhabited by people at night, although he seems to prefer stately houses and villas. He orders the homeowners to wash it. If they follow his command, he disappears again (but can appear again and again in the coming nights). If you ignore his order, he will destroy the facility, which can also harm people. If washing at night becomes a nuisance over time, it is advisable to move house.

Lore

The Ashiarai Yashiki is said to have first visited the property of a Hatamoto Samurai named Ajino in the Honjo district of Edo (today: Sumida , Tokyo ). It is believed that the origin of the tradition is related to the ancient Japanese custom that guests wash their feet before entering a house.

The Ashiarai Yashiki is one of the "Seven Wonders of Honjo" ( 本 所 七 不 思議 , Honjo nana fushigi ).

Yashiarai Yashiki in modern subculture

Like many other beings of popular belief, the Ashiarai Yashiki is also received in modern Japanese culture. B. in the manga Ashiarai Yashiki no Jūnintachi. by Tokuichi Minagi.

literature

• Hiroko Yoda, Matt Alt: Yokai attack: the Japanese monster survival guide . Kodansha International, Tokyo 2008, ISBN 978-4-7700-3070-2
• Shigeru Mizuki : Yôkai, Dictionnaire des monstres japonais , Volume 1 A – K. Pika Édition, [Boulogne] 2008, ISBN 978-2-84599-812-4

Web links

• The Foot Washing Mansion (English)
• The ridiculously frightening world of Japanese spooks / Japan Times of October 25, 2011 (English)
• Villains Wikia: Ashiarai Yashiki (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ashiarai Yashiki , chapter Surviving an encounter in: Yoda, Alt: Yokai attack!
2. ^ Richard Freeman: The Great Yokai Encyclopaedia: The AZ of Japanese Monsters. CFZ Press, Myrtle Cottage, Bideford 2010, ISBN 978-1-905723-54-6 , p. 54.
3. ↑ Ashiarai Yashiki , chapter Yokai Trivia in: Yoda, Alt: Yokai attack!
4. ↑ 七 不 思議 の 謎 に せ ま る ② 本 所 七 不 思議 (“ Getting closer to the mystery of the seven wonders 2: The seven wonders of Honjo”). (No longer available online.) In: 資料 館 ノ ー ト 第 92 号 (“Notes of the Museum: Issue 92”). Fukagawa Edo Museum , July 16, 2012, archived from the original on June 10, 2015 ; Retrieved June 19, 2014 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Manga Info: Ashiaraiyashiki no Juunintachi