კოიძუმი იაკუმო (1850-1904) - იუკი ონნა ( 雪女 ) „თოვლის ქალბატონი“
Yōkai (class of supernatural monsters, spirits or demons ) plays an important role in Japanese folklore, such as Yuki-onna – Snow woman. There are distinctive variations of Yuki-onna. As the author notes he heard this story from a farmer who lived in Musashi Province. The Snow woman is first mentioned during Muromachi period (1336-1573) Sōgi Shokoki Monogatari by the renga poet Sōgi (1421-1502). There are different names of Snow woman: Yuki-nago ( snow girl ), Yuki-onba ( snow granny ) and etc.
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