Akurojin-no-hi explained

Akurojin-no-hi (悪路神の火, "fire of the god of the bad road") is a ghostly flame from the folklore of Mie Prefecture, Japan. It often appears on rainy nights. People who encounter it and do not run away become gravely ill.

See also

• Will-o'-the-wisp

References

• Web site: 百鬼夜行(日本編) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090427160633/http://www.geocities.co.jp/AnimalPark-Lucky/7722/page004.html . 2009-04-27 . dead .
• http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiCard/3350003.shtml
• http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiCard/1350169.shtml