Abura-sumashi
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thumb|right|A depiction of the abura-sumashi. is a rare creature from the folklore of Amakusa in Kumamoto Prefecture that lives in the mountain passes of Kumamoto.
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- indigenous to
- Amakusa
- worshipped by
- Japanese mythology
- native label
- 油すまし
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thumb|right|A depiction of the abura-sumashi. is a rare creature from the folklore of Amakusa in Kumamoto Prefecture that lives in the mountain passes of Kumamoto.
==Mythology== This spirit, which surprises people on the Kusazumigoe mountain pass, is thought to be the ghost of a human who stole oil and fled into the woods.
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