Ubagabi
The ubagabi (姥ヶ火 or 姥火, lit. "old woman's fire") is an atmospheric ghost light told about in legends in the Kawachi Province (now Osaka Prefecture) and Tamba Province (now northern Kyoto Prefecure). They are mentioned in old litreature, such as the Tenpō period book the Shokoku Rijin Dan (諸国里人談) and Ihara Saikaku's collection of miscellaneous tales the Saikaku Shokoku Banashi (西鶴諸国ばなし) as well as Edo period kaidan books such as the Kokon Hyaku Monogatari Hyōban (古今百物語評判'), the Kawachi Kagami Meishōki (河内鑑名所記), and Toiryama Sekien's collection of yōkai depictions, the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, among other mentions.
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Ubagabi
The ubagabi (姥ヶ火 or 姥火, lit. "old woman's fire") is an atmospheric ghost light told about in legends in the Kawachi Province (now Osaka Prefecture) and Tamba Province (now northern Kyoto Prefecure). They are mentioned in old litreature, such as the Tenpō period book the Shokoku Rijin Dan (諸国里人談) and Ihara Saikaku's collection of miscellaneous tales the Saikaku Shokoku Banashi (西鶴諸国ばなし) as well as Edo period kaidan books such as the Kokon Hyaku Monogatari Hyōban (古今百物語評判'), the Kawachi Kagami Meishōki (河内鑑名所記), and Toiryama Sekien's collection of yōkai depictions, the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, among other mentions.
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The ubagabi (姥ヶ火 or 姥火, lit. " ...... i Yagyō, among other mentions.
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姥ヶ火（うばがび）は、河内国（現・大阪府）や丹波国（現・京都 ...... 、鳥山石燕の妖怪画集『画図百鬼夜行』などの古書に記述がある。
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The ubagabi (姥ヶ火 or 姥火, lit. " ...... i Yagyō, among other mentions.
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姥ヶ火（うばがび）は、河内国（現・大阪府）や丹波国（現・京都 ...... 、鳥山石燕の妖怪画集『画図百鬼夜行』などの古書に記述がある。
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Ubagabi
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姥ヶ火
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