Harionago ( Japanese: 針女子),[ citation needed] also known as Harionna ( Japanese: 針女),[ citation needed] is a "frightening female ghoul"[ citation needed] in Japanese mythology. Her name literally meaning "Barbed woman"[ citation needed] the Harionago is said to be a "beautiful woman with extremely long hair tipped with thorn-like barbs,"[ citation needed] Her hair is under her "direct control, and she uses it to ensnare men."[ citation needed] She is said to wander the roads of the Japanese prefecture of Ehime[ citation needed] on the island of Shikoku.[ citation needed] When she finds a "young man, she will smile at him, and if the young man dares to smile back, Harionago will drop her terrible, barbed hair and attack."[ citation needed]
References
- "Harionago". The Obakemono Project. Archived from the original on July 10, 2006. Retrieved February 26, 2006.
- "Harionago". Mizuki Road No Yōkai-tachi. Archived from the original on February 19, 2006. Retrieved June 15, 2006.
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