ikiryō
Sign in to saveright|thumb| from the 1776 book by Sekien Toriyama
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Summary
- Classical literature
- Folk legends
- Regional near-death spirits
- Soul flames
- ''Ikiryō'' as an illness
- Similar activity or phenomena
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- Citations
- References
right|thumb| from the 1776 book by Sekien Toriyama
, also known as , , or , is a disembodied spirit or ghost in Japanese popular belief and fiction that leaves the body of a living person and subsequently haunts other people or places, sometimes across great distances. The term(s) are used in contrast to , which refers to the spirit of those who are already deceased.