onikuma
Sign in to saveright|thumb|200px|A depiction of an onikuma by Shunsensai Takehara in the [[Ehon Hyaku Monogatari]] An onikuma (鬼熊, literally "demon bear") is a mythological Japanese yōkai originating in the Kiso Valley in Nagano Prefecture. It is a bear-like creature that has been known to walk upright. They sneak into villages at night to carry off livestock for food. It was described in the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari, a collection of supernatural tales published in 1841.
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right|thumb|200px|A depiction of an onikuma by Shunsensai Takehara in the [[Ehon Hyaku Monogatari]] An onikuma (鬼熊, literally "demon bear") is a mythological Japanese yōkai originating in the Kiso Valley in Nagano Prefecture. It is a bear-like creature that has been known to walk upright. They sneak into villages at night to carry off livestock for food. It was described in the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari, a collection of supernatural tales published in 1841.
==Description== When a bear has lived for many years, it becomes an onikuma. With enough strength to be able to move boulders as large as two meters in diameter, it is said to be able to kill a small animal simply by pushing it. It comes down from the mountains to steal horses and cattle, which it brings back to the mountain to eat.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “onikuma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.