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The size of a Daidarabotchi was so great that his footprints were said to have created innumerable lakes and ponds. In one legend, a Daidarabotchi weighed [[Mount Fuji]] and [[Mount Tsukuba]] to see which was heavier, but he accidentally split Tsukuba's peak after he was finished with it. |
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The ''Hitachi no Kuni [[Fudoki]]'', a recording of the imperial customs in the [[Hitachi Province]] compiled in the 8th century, also told of a Daidarabotchi living on a hill west of a post office of Hiratsu Ogushi who fed on giant clams from the beach, piling the shells on top of a hill. In the larger [[Ibaraki Prefecture]], Daidarabotchi was considered a benevolent giant, moving mountains to aid the people of Ibaraki. In [[Mito, Ibaraki]], a 15-meter statue was erected in Ogushi Kaizuka Park to commemorate the yōkai and its myths.<ref name="statue">{{cite web |last1=Le Blanc |first1=Steven |last2=M. |first2=Masami |title=Face to face with Ibaraki's giant Daidarabotchi, not so bad after all and a bit of a looker |url=https://soranews24.com/2019/09/12/face-to-face-with-ibarakis-giant-daidarabotchi-not-so-bad-after-all-and-a-bit-of-a-looker/ |website=Sora News |date=12 September 2019 |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref> |
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The Daidarabotchi was also said to reside at [[Mount Togakushi]], where there exists a pond on its south side bearing its name.<ref name="togakushi">{{cite journal |last1=Wakamori |first1=Tarō |title=The Hashira-matsu and Shugendo |journal=Japanese Journal of Religious Studies |date=1989 |volume=16 |issue=2–3 |pages=2–3 |doi=10.18874/jjrs.16.2-3.1989.181-194 |url=https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=3ca59d1080b55c7e1740bab352efd72e6009e04a |access-date=24 March 2023|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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Daidarabotchi (ダイダラボッチ, 大座法師) was a gigantic type of yōkai in Japanese mythology, sometimes said to pose as a mountain range when sleeping.
Mythology[edit]
The size of a Daidarabotchi was so great that his footprints were said to have created innumerable lakes and ponds. In one legend, a Daidarabotchi weighed Mount Fuji and Mount Tsukuba to see which was heavier, but he accidentally split Tsukuba's peak after he was finished with it.
The Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki, a recording of the imperial customs in the Hitachi Province compiled in the 8th century, also told of a Daidarabotchi living on a hill west of a post office of Hiratsu Ogushi who fed on giant clams from the beach, piling the shells on top of a hill. In the larger Ibaraki Prefecture, Daidarabotchi was considered a benevolent giant, moving mountains to aid the people of Ibaraki. In Mito, Ibaraki, a 15-meter statue was erected in Ogushi Kaizuka Park to commemorate the yōkai and its myths.[1]
Izumo no Kuni Fudoki also mentions a legendary king of Izumo, Ōmitsunu, who was the grandson of Susanoo and a demi-god. Having the strength of a giant, he performed Kuni-biki, pulling land from Silla with ropes, to increase the size of his territory.
The Daidarabotchi was also said to reside at Mount Togakushi, where there exists a pond on its south side bearing its name.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ Le Blanc, Steven; M., Masami (12 September 2019). "Face to face with Ibaraki's giant Daidarabotchi, not so bad after all and a bit of a looker". Sora News. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Wakamori, Tarō (1989). "The Hashira-matsu and Shugendo". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 16 (2–3): 2–3. doi:10.18874/jjrs.16.2-3.1989.181-194. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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