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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

Ama-biko. Japan

ID	#1657272417
Added	Fri, 08/07/2022
Author	July N.
Sources	bestiary.us
Phenomena	Ama-biko
Status	Fact

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

14.08.1875

Location:

Niigata

Japan

In 1875, on August 14, in the newspaper "Tokyo Nitiniti" (now "Daily Mainity") it was written that in Niigata Prefecture, in the rice field of the village of Yuzawa appeared A yokai calling himself Ama-hiko no Mikoto.

Also, in the mountains, near the city of Amakusa, in Kumamoto Prefecture, a yokai appeared, whose name was Yamado. They are all considered the same youkai, and all predict the future.

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