Tsuchinoko
The Tsuchinoko ( Japanese ツ チ ノ コ / 槌 の 子 , German “child / brood of the soil / hammer”, the latter as “hammer-like creature”) is a snake-like mythical creature or cryptid from Japan .
The name Tsuchinoko is common in western Japan, like Kansai or Shikoku . There are also a number of other regional names such as: Tsuchinohebi ( 槌 の 蛇 , "hammer snake "), Nozuchi ( ノ ヅ チ , "field hammer") , Tsuchinokohebi ( 槌 の 子 蛇 , " hammer child snake "), Gohassun ( 五 八寸 , "58 sun = 175 cm '), Shakuhachihebi ( 尺八蛇 , " shakuhachi queue numbering") Kinenokohebi ( 杵の子蛇 , "ram child snake") Sukinotokohebi ( 鋤の床蛇 , "Ackerkrumenschlange") kogai hebi ( こうがい蛇 , "Hairpin snake ") or Bachihebi ( バ チ ヘ ビ , "drumstick snake "). Nozuchi , however, also denotes another essence of Japanese folk belief.
Tsuchinoko are described as snake-like creatures, but with their midsection much thicker than the head and tail. It has black-brown spots. In contrast to most snakes, it should have a good sense of sight and also be able to snore. It is also said to have a foul smell and deadly poison. Other very unusual properties attributed to it are that it can roll around in the shape of a tire and utter high-pitched sounds. The animals are usually 30 to 80 cm in length.
Tsuchinoko are often used as the basis for pop culture in Japan , such as in video games and anime .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 槌 の 蛇 ， ノ ヅ チ ， 槌 の 子 蛇 ， 五 八寸 ， 尺八 蛇 ， 杵 の 子 蛇 蛇 鋤 鋤 の 床 蛇 ， こ う が い 蛇 . In: 怪異 ・ 妖怪 伝 承 デ ー タ ベ ー ス . International Research Center for Japanese Studies , accessed July 6, 2016 (Japanese).
- ↑ 槌 の 子 蛇 ， ノ ヅ チ ， バ チ ヘ ビ . In: 怪異 ・ 妖怪 伝 承 デ ー タ ベ ー ス . International Research Center for Japanese Studies , accessed July 6, 2016 (Japanese).
- ↑ Kenzo Moriguchi: Town touting mythical snake place; is 'rare' creature really a cash cow? In: The Japan Times . June 16, 2001, accessed June 13, 2016.