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This section contains information about phenomena that are generally believed to have a supernatural, mystical nature, and the very existence of which is currently in doubt.Phenomena Hierarchy

Jinja-hime

Added	Sun, 11/11/2018
Hierarchy	Phenomena Неизвестные существа Водные существа Дзиндзя-химэ
Другие названия	Jinja-hime Ryugu no tsukai
Область распространения	Japan
Характерные признаки	→ → → Place
Sources	bestiary.us hmn.wiki

According to Japanese beliefs, a serpentine creature about six meters long, with horns, fins and a female face.

Jinja-hime are youkai who serve inRyugu-jo. It is reported that during the In Edo, jinja-hime appeared on the beach, declaring himself the "messenger of Ryugu". With a six-meter snake-like body, they resemble giant paddle-nosed fish, which are called ryugu no tsukai (lit. "Messenger of Ryugu") in Japanese.

Researcher Kato Eibian met him in the province of Hizen in 1819, and later printed a picture in the "Vaga Koromo" so that everyone could see it and protect themselves from the disease, as it told him at the meeting.

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