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Pantheon: Japanese
Classification: Yokai
Translation: A corruption of the slang for wearing too much makeup
Alternate Names: Nuppefuhō
Habitat: Graveyards, Old Temples

Key Points
- One head blob of meat with indistinguishable wrinkles on its face and body
Brief Bio
The nuppeppō (Japanese: ぬっぺふほふ or ぬっぺっぽう) is a yōkai that appears in Edo Period yōkai emaki such as the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō and the Hyakkai Zukan. It is depicted with indistinguishable wrinkles on its face and body as a one head blob of meat.
Nuppeppō ぬっぺふほふ

JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY
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