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[[Image:SekienSazae-oni.jpg|thumb|180px|right|The ''sazae-oni'' as illustrated by [[Toriyama Sekien]].]]
[[Image:SekienSazae-oni.jpg|thumb|180px|right|The Sazae-oni as illustrated by [[Toriyama Sekien]]]]
{{nihongo|'''Sazae-oni'''|栄螺鬼|lit. shellfish ogre}} are [[List of legendary creatures in Japanese mythology|creatures from Japanese mythology]], resembling large [[mollusks]]. They are a type of [[obake]], forming when [[Turbo (gastropod)|turban snails]], especially ''[[Turbo cornutus]]'', reach 30 years of age.
{{nihongo|'''Sazae-oni'''|栄螺鬼|lit. shellfish ogre}} are [[List of legendary creatures in Japanese mythology|creatures from Japanese mythology]], resembling large [[mollusks]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=abookofcreatures|date=2021-05-31|title=Sazae-oni|url=https://abookofcreatures.com/2021/05/31/sazae-oni/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=A Book of Creatures|language=en}}</ref> They are a type of [[obake]] that forms when [[Turbo (gastropod)|turban snails]], especially ''[[Turbo sazae]]'', reach 30 years of age.


==Mythology==
==Mythology==
The most popular legend of the Sazae-oni is that of a group of [[pirate]]s which rescued a drowning woman from the sea and took her back to the ship. They vied for her attention, but soon found that she was willing to have sex with all of them, cutting their [[testicle]]s off afterwards. The men, obviously upset, threw her into the ocean, where she revealed her true form, and bartered with the captain for their testicles back. The Sazae-oni ended up leaving with a large amount of pirate gold. Testicles are sometimes called ''kin-tama'' or "golden balls" in Japanese, so the punchline goes that gold was bought with gold.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sazae-oni|url=http://yokai.com/sazaeoni/|publisher=yokai.com|accessdate=20 December 2013}}</ref> Other legends of these creatures depict them wandering into coastal or seaside inns whilst in human guise, whereupon they devour the innkeeper in the night and then escape before morning.
The most popular legend of the Sazae-oni is that of a group of [[pirate]]s who rescued a drowning woman from the sea and took her back to the ship. They vied for her attention, but soon found that she was willing to have sex with all of them, then cut their [[testicle]]s off afterwards. The men, obviously upset, threw her into the ocean, where she revealed her true form, and bartered with the captain for their testicles back. The Sazae-oni ended up leaving with a large amount of pirate gold. Testicles are sometimes called ''kin-tama'' or "golden balls" in Japanese, so the punchline goes that gold was bought with gold.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sazae-oni|url=http://yokai.com/sazaeoni/|publisher=yokai.com|access-date=20 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-06-25|title=Sazae Oni – The Turban Shell Demon|url=https://hyakumonogatari.com/2013/06/25/sazae-oni-the-turban-shell-demon/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=百物語怪談会 Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai|language=en}}</ref> Other legends of these creatures depict them wandering into coastal or seaside inns whilst in human guise, whereupon they devour the innkeeper in the night and then escape before morning.


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 05:59, 29 October 2023

The Sazae-oni as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien

Sazae-oni (栄螺鬼, lit. shellfish ogre) are creatures from Japanese mythology, resembling large mollusks.[1] They are a type of obake that forms when turban snails, especially Turbo sazae, reach 30 years of age.

Mythology[edit]

The most popular legend of the Sazae-oni is that of a group of pirates who rescued a drowning woman from the sea and took her back to the ship. They vied for her attention, but soon found that she was willing to have sex with all of them, then cut their testicles off afterwards. The men, obviously upset, threw her into the ocean, where she revealed her true form, and bartered with the captain for their testicles back. The Sazae-oni ended up leaving with a large amount of pirate gold. Testicles are sometimes called kin-tama or "golden balls" in Japanese, so the punchline goes that gold was bought with gold.[2][3] Other legends of these creatures depict them wandering into coastal or seaside inns whilst in human guise, whereupon they devour the innkeeper in the night and then escape before morning.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ abookofcreatures (31 May 2021). "Sazae-oni". A Book of Creatures. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Sazae-oni". yokai.com. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Sazae Oni – The Turban Shell Demon". 百物語怪談会 Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

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