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Shidaidaka (次第高) are a yōkai of the Chūgoku region.

Summary

They are told about in the Tottori Prefecture,^[1] in Niyomiya,^[2] Atoichi,^[2] and Tsunozu^[2] of Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture, Iwakuni,^[3] Asa District,^[4] and Abu District^[4] of Yamaguchi Prefecture, the Hiroshima Prefecture,^[3] the Okayama Prefecture, etc.^[3]

It is a humanoid yōkai that appears above roads, and when those that see it look up, the shidaidaka would accordingly grow taller. In reverse, if one looks down it becomes shorter, but if one doesn't look down, it would steadily grow taller.^[5]

Therefore, if one ever meets a Shidaidaka, then one must never look up. In reverse, if one looks further and further downwards, the shidaidaka would steadily become smaller, and then disappear.^[6] In Sakurae, Ōchi District, Shimane Prefecture (now Gōtsu), in a place called Kawato, when a shidaidaka appears, one must never look at it from beneath one's thighs.^[2] It is a type of mikoshi-nyūdō, and is thus of the same type as the taka-nyūdō, the nyūdō-bōzu, the nobiagari, etc.^[1]^[6]

According to a folktale in Hazumi, Ōchi, Shimane Prefecture, it is said that when one goes out on a hunt, whatever spoils one gets, it is best to leave at least one last bullet to prepare for when a shidaidaka would appear in order to kill it. In Matsukawa, Gōtsu, Shidaidaka are also said to be the boss of nekomata, and when a certain hunter went to bring down a shidaidaka, its true form was, as thought, a nekomata.^[7]

Also, in the Shimane Prefecture, there is also a legend about a strange occurrence that has a similar name, the "shidaizaka (しだい坂)." When a person walks on a path towards Sanbe Mountain, the path steadily becomes more inclined, and when someone becomes surprised and looks upward, the entire hill becomes larger, and thus traps that person,^[8] but there is a theory that this legend comes from the shidaidaka, with changes in its name and content.^[6]

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^ ^a ^b 多田克己 (1990). 幻想世界の住人たち. Truth in fantasy. Vol. IV. 新紀元社. pp. 99頁. ISBN 978-4-915146-44-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "民話館三枚のお札". 出雲かんべの里. Retrieved 2008年11月8日. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c 村上健司編著 (2005). 日本妖怪大事典. Kwai books. 角川書店. pp. 163頁. ISBN 978-4-04-883926-6.
^ ^a ^b 民俗学研究所編著 (1955). 柳田國男監修 (ed.). 綜合日本民俗語彙. Vol. 第2巻. 平凡社. pp. 693頁.
^ 柳田國男 (1938). "妖怪名彙". 民間伝承. 第4巻 (第1号（通巻第37号）). 民間伝承の会: 12頁. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c 水木しげる (1994). 図説日本妖怪大全. 講談社+α文庫. 講談社. pp. 252頁. ISBN 978-4-06-256049-8.
^ 藤井和子 (2004-10-18). "次第高". スーちゃんの妖怪通信〜日本の民話・妖怪・昔話語りおろし〜. Retrieved 2008年6月23日. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
^ 谷川健一監修 (1987). 別冊太陽日本の妖怪. 平凡社. pp. 135頁. ISBN 978-4-582-92057-4.

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-Shidaidaka (次第高) are a [[yōkai]] of the [[Chūgoku region]].
+'''Shidaidaka''' (次第高) are a [[yōkai]] of the [[Chūgoku region]].
 ==Summary==
-They are told about in the [[Tottori Prefecture]],<ref name="tada">{{Cite book|和書|author=[[多田克己]]|title=幻想世界の住人たち|year=1990|publisher=[[新紀元社]]|series=Truth in fantasy|volume=IV|isbn=978-4-915146-44-2|pages=99頁}}</ref> in Niyomiya,<ref name="kanbe">{{Cite web|url=http://kanbenosato.com/minwa/kancho_200710.html|title=民話館 三枚のお札|publisher=[http://kanbenosato.com/index.html 出雲かんべの里] |accessdate=2008年11月8日 }}</ref> Atoichi,<ref name="kanbe" /> and Tsunozu<ref name="kanbe" /> of [[Gōtsu, Shimane|Gōtsu]], [[Shimane Prefecture]], [[Iwakuni, Yamaguchi|Iwakuni]],<ref name="murakami">{{Cite book|和書|author=[[村上健司]]編著|title=日本妖怪大事典|year=2005|publisher=[[角川書店]]|series=Kwai books|isbn=978-4-04-883926-6|pages=163頁}}</ref> [[Asa District, Yamaguchi|Asa District]],<ref name="goi">{{Cite book|和書|author=民俗学研究所編著|editor=[[柳田國男]]監修|title=綜合日本民俗語彙|year=1955|publisher=[[平凡社]]|volume=第2巻|pages=693頁}}</ref> and [[Abu District, Yamaguchi|Abu District]]<ref name="goi" /> of [[Yamaguchi Prefecture]], the [[Hiroshima Prefecture]], <ref name="murakami" />the [[Okayama Prefecture]], etc.<ref name="murakami" />
+They are told about in the [[Tottori Prefecture]],<ref name="tada">{{Cite book|author=[[多田克己]]|title=幻想世界の住人たち|year=1990|publisher=[[新紀元社]]|series=Truth in fantasy|volume=IV|isbn=978-4-915146-44-2|pages=99頁}}</ref> in Niyomiya,<ref name="kanbe">{{Cite web|url=http://kanbenosato.com/minwa/kancho_200710.html|title=民話館 三枚のお札|publisher=[http://kanbenosato.com/index.html 出雲かんべの里] |accessdate=2008年11月8日 }}</ref> Atoichi,<ref name="kanbe" /> and Tsunozu<ref name="kanbe" /> of [[Gōtsu, Shimane|Gōtsu]], [[Shimane Prefecture]], [[Iwakuni, Yamaguchi|Iwakuni]],<ref name="murakami">{{Cite book|author=[[村上健司]]編著|title=日本妖怪大事典|year=2005|publisher=[[角川書店]]|series=Kwai books|isbn=978-4-04-883926-6|pages=163頁}}</ref> [[Asa District, Yamaguchi|Asa District]],<ref name="goi">{{Cite book|author=民俗学研究所編著|editor=[[柳田國男]]監修|title=綜合日本民俗語彙|year=1955|publisher=[[平凡社]]|volume=第2巻|pages=693頁}}</ref> and [[Abu District, Yamaguchi|Abu District]]<ref name="goi" /> of [[Yamaguchi Prefecture]], the [[Hiroshima Prefecture]],<ref name="murakami" /> the [[Okayama Prefecture]], etc.<ref name="murakami" />
-It is a humanoid yōkai that appears above roads, and when those that see it look up, the shidaidaka would accordingly grow taller. In reverse, if one looks down it becomes shorter, but if one doesn't look down, it would steadily grow taller.<ref>{{Cite journal|和書|author=柳田國男|year=1938|month=9|title=妖怪名彙|journal=民間伝承|volume=第4巻|issue=第1号（通巻第37号）|pages=12頁|publisher=民間伝承の会}}</ref>
+It is a humanoid yōkai that appears above roads, and when those that see it look up, the shidaidaka would accordingly grow taller. In reverse, if one looks down it becomes shorter, but if one doesn't look down, it would steadily grow taller.<ref>{{Cite journal|author=柳田國男|year=1938|month=9|title=妖怪名彙|journal=民間伝承|volume=第4巻|issue=第1号（通巻第37号）|pages=12頁|publisher=民間伝承の会}}</ref>
-Therefore, if one ever meets a Shidaidaka, then one must never look up. In reverse, if one looks further and further downwards, the shidaidaka would steadily become smaller, and then disappear.<ref name="mizuki">{{Cite book|和書|author=[[水木しげる]]|title=図説 日本妖怪大全|year=1994|publisher=[[講談社]]|series=講談社+α文庫|isbn=978-4-06-256049-8|pages=252頁}}</ref> In Sakurae, [[Ōchi District, Shimane|Ōchi District]], Shimane Prefecture (now Gōtsu), in a place called Kawato, when a shidaidaka appears, one must never look at it from beneath one's thighs.<ref name="kanbe" /> It is a type of [[mikoshi-nyūdō]], and is thus of the same type as the [[taka-nyūdō]], the [[nyūdō-bōzu]], the [[nobiagari]], etc.<ref name="tada" /><ref name="mizuki" />
+Therefore, if one ever meets a Shidaidaka, then one must never look up. In reverse, if one looks further and further downwards, the shidaidaka would steadily become smaller, and then disappear.<ref name="mizuki">{{Cite book|author=[[水木しげる]]|title=図説 日本妖怪大全|year=1994|publisher=[[講談社]]|series=講談社+α文庫|isbn=978-4-06-256049-8|pages=252頁}}</ref> In Sakurae, [[Ōchi District, Shimane|Ōchi District]], Shimane Prefecture (now Gōtsu), in a place called Kawato, when a shidaidaka appears, one must never look at it from beneath one's thighs.<ref name="kanbe" /> It is a type of [[mikoshi-nyūdō]], and is thus of the same type as the [[taka-nyūdō]], the [[nyūdō-bōzu]], the [[nobiagari]], etc.<ref name="tada" /><ref name="mizuki" />
 According to a folktale in Hazumi, Ōchi, Shimane Prefecture, it is said that when one goes out on a hunt, whatever spoils one gets, it is best to leave at least one last bullet to prepare for when a shidaidaka would appear in order to kill it. In Matsukawa, Gōtsu, Shidaidaka are also said to be the boss of [[nekomata]], and when a certain hunter went to bring down a shidaidaka, its true form was, as thought, a nekomata.<ref>{{Cite web|author=藤井和子|date=2004-10-18|url=http://www.rg-youkai.com/tales/ja/32_shimane/02_sidaidaka.html |title=次第高|publisher=[http://www.rg-youkai.com/ スーちゃんの妖怪通信 &#x301C;日本の民話・妖怪・昔話 語りおろし&#x301C;] |accessdate=2008年6月23日 }}</ref>
 [[File:Mt. Sanbe and Ukinuno pond.JPG|right|thumb|240px|[[Sanbe Mountain]], [[Shimane Prefecture]] where the shidaizaka is told about]]
-Also, in the Shimane Prefecture, there is also a legend about a strange occurrence that has a similar name, the "{{nihongo|'''shidaizaka'''|しだい坂}}." When a person walks on a path towards [[Sanbe Mountain]], the path steadily becomes more inclined, and when someone becomes surprised and looks upward, the entire hill becomes larger, and thus traps that person,<ref>{{Cite book|和書|author=[[谷川健一]]監修|title=別冊太陽 日本の妖怪|year=1987|publisher=[[平凡社]]|isbn=978-4-582-92057-4|pages=135頁}}</ref> but there is a theory that this legend comes from the shidaidaka, with changes in its name and content.<ref name="mizuki" />
+Also, in the Shimane Prefecture, there is also a legend about a strange occurrence that has a similar name, the "{{nihongo|'''shidaizaka'''|しだい坂}}." When a person walks on a path towards [[Sanbe Mountain]], the path steadily becomes more inclined, and when someone becomes surprised and looks upward, the entire hill becomes larger, and thus traps that person,<ref>{{Cite book|author=[[谷川健一]]監修|title=別冊太陽 日本の妖怪|year=1987|publisher=[[平凡社]]|isbn=978-4-582-92057-4|pages=135頁}}</ref> but there is a theory that this legend comes from the shidaidaka, with changes in its name and content.<ref name="mizuki" />
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