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A *shachihoko* float used in Karatsu Kunchi festival

A shachihoko (鯱鉾 or 鯱) or shachi (鯱) is an animal in Japanese folklore with the head of a tiger and the body of a carp.^[1] It was believed that this animal could cause the rain to fall, and as such, temples and castles were often adorned with roof ornaments (shibi) crafted in the form of a shachihoko, in order to protect them from fire.

When pronounced "shachi", 鯱 also means orca.^[2]

A *shachihoko* decorates the roof of Okayama Castle

^ "しゃちほこ" (in Japanese). 三省堂大辞林.
^ "しゃち" (in Japanese). 三省堂大辞林.

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Folktales	Awa Tanuki Gassen Bunbuku Chagama Hachikazuki Hakuzōsu Hanasaka Jiisan Hyakki Yagyō Issun-bōshi Kachi-kachi Yama Kasa Jizō Kintarō Kobutori Jiisan Kurozuka Momotarō Nezumi no Sumō Oto-hime Saru Kani Gassen Shita-kiri Suzume Taketori Monogatari Tamamo-no-Mae Tawara Tōda Tsuru no Ongaeshi Urashima Tarō Uriko-hime Yamata no Orochi Yotsuya Kaidan
Texts	Konjaku Monogatarishū Otogi-zōshi Uji Shūi Monogatari
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Folklorists	Kunio Yanagita Keigo Seki Lafcadio Hearn Shigeru Mizuki Inoue Enryō

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