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The Bake-kujira (化鯨, literally "ghost whale") is a mythical Japanese yōkai (ghost, phantom, or strange apparition) from western Japan. It is also said that it likes to eat the rice from farms.

It is supposedly a large ghostly skeleton whale and is said to be accompanied by strange birds and fish. The Bake-kujira is 60 feet (18 m) long and lives on the Japanese coastline. It is said to have a very high aggression level.

Legends

In one story a fisherman tries to catch it with his harpoon but the harpoon sailed right through it and the Bake-kujira floated away. In other stories people say that the Bake-kujira brings a curse and general misfortune to the area where it is spotted.

External links

Bakekujira and Japan's Whale Cults at hyakumonogatari.com (English).

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 The {{Nihongo|'''''Bake-kujira'''''|化鯨||literally "ghost whale"}} is a [[myth]]ical Japanese ''[[yōkai]]'' ([[ghost]], phantom, or strange [[apparitional experience|apparition]]) from [[Japanese dialects#Eastern and Western Japanese|western Japan]]. It is also said that it likes to eat the rice from farms.
-It is supposedly a large ghostly skeleton [[whale]] and is said to be accompanied by strange birds and fish. The Bake-kujira is {{convert|60|ft}} long and lives on the Japanese coastline. It is said to be highly aggressive.
+It is supposedly a large ghostly skeleton [[whale]] and is said to be accompanied by strange birds and fish. The Bake-kujira is {{convert|60|ft}} long and lives on the Japanese coastline. It is said to have a very high aggression level.
 == Legends ==
-In one story, a fisherman tries to catch it with his harpoon but the harpoon sailed right through it and the Bake-kujira floated away. In other stories people say that the Bake-kujira brings a curse and general misfortune to the area where it is spotted.
+In one story a fisherman tries to catch it with his harpoon but the harpoon sailed right through it and the Bake-kujira floated away. In other stories people say that the Bake-kujira brings a curse and general misfortune to the area where it is spotted.
 == External links ==