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Pantheon: Japanese


Classification: Yokai

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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

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JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY

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