Yōsei
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, are described as being the size of a five or six-year-old child and prone to playing harmless pranks and occasionally causing mischief.Yōsei (resurrect the dead. It is also mentioned that the people of Mt. Hōrai are small fairies that have no knowledge of great evil and so their hearts never grow old. The Ainu also tell of a race of small people known as the Koro-pok-guru in their folklore. Another fairy-like being from Japan is the Kijimuna, tree sprites told in the Ryukyuan religion of Okinawa.
See also
- Yōkai – Supernatural beings from Japanese folklore
- Yaoguai – Creature from Chinese mythology
- Kobold – Sprite stemming from Germanic mythology
References
- "Definition: Yōsei". Daijirin Dictionary. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- "Yōsei". Kaii-Yōkai Denshō Database. Retrieved 2007-07-20.