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Pantheon: Japanese
Classification: Yokai

Key Points
- Skeletal flaming horse spirit who died in a fire
Brief Bio
The Bakotsu is a yōkai (supernatural creature) from Japanese folklore, specifically appearing in the Tosa Obake Zōshi, a scroll from the Edo period. It is depicted as a skeletal, flaming horse, said to be the vengeful spirit of a horse that died in a fire.
Bakotsu 馬骨

JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY
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