Chōchinobake
Sign in to savethumb|upright=0.7|Chōchin'obake or '''''' is a Japanese of (a type of lantern), "[the] lantern-spook () ... a stock character in the pantheon of ghouls and earned mention in the definitive demonology of 1784". They can also be called simply , , , and .
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thumb|upright=0.7|Chōchin'obake or '''''' is a Japanese of (a type of lantern), "[the] lantern-spook () ... a stock character in the pantheon of ghouls and earned mention in the definitive demonology of 1784". They can also be called simply , , , and .
They appear in the , , and card games like starting from the Edo period to the early 20th century (and still in use today), as well as in Meiji and Taishō toys, children's books, and haunted house attractions.
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