Bake-kujira explained

The is a mythical Japanese (ghost, phantom, or strange apparition) from western Japan. It is described as being a skeleton whale that is accompanied by unknown fish and weird birds.^[1] It takes its revenge against people who hunt whales or eat whale meat,^{[2] [3]} and does so by cursing them with plagues and fire.^[4] It is also known as .^[5]

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External links

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

Notes and References

1. Book: McElroy, D. R. . Superstitions: a handbook of folklore, myths, and legends from around the world . 2020 . Wellfleet Press . 978-1-57715-191-3 . New York, NY . 54.
2. Book: Bane, Theresa . Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology . 2016-03-09 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-2339-9 . 29 . en.
3. Book: Roberts, Jeremy . Japanese mythology A to Z . 2010 . Chelsea House Publishers . 978-1-60413-435-3 . 2nd . New York . 11.
4. Howerton . Alex . 2021-04-07 . Toward a Poetics of Allyship: Rajiv Mohabir's Radical, Animal Coolitude . MELUS . en . 46 . 1 . 8 . 10.1093/melus/mlaa063 . 0163-755X.
5. Book: Mizuki, Shigeru . 水木しげるの世界幻獣事典 . . 1994 . 978-4-02-258572-1 . 134–135 . ja . Shigeru Mizuki.