Wa-nyūdō
Also known as Wa'nyūdō, Wanyūdō
thumb|250px|right|Artist's depiction of Wanyūdō from Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, circa 1779 right|thumb|250px|"The matter of the Katawaguruma of Higashinotoin, Kyoto" from the anonymous Shokoku Hyakumonogatari.
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- Description
- Identity with Katawaguruma
- Legends
- Modern appearances
- Video games
- Television and film
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|250px|right|Artist's depiction of Wanyūdō from Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, circa 1779 right|thumb|250px|"The matter of the Katawaguruma of Higashinotoin, Kyoto" from the anonymous Shokoku Hyakumonogatari.
Wanyūdō (, literally "wheel (輪) monk (入道)"), also known as "Firewheel" or "Soultaker", is a yōkai depicted in Toriyama Sekien's collection of yōkai illustrations, Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki. He is a relatively well-known yōkai; the earliest reports of him date back to the Heian period.