BAKEKUJIRA

Skeleton of a whale

The Bake-kujira (Japanese: 化鯨, ghost whale) is a mythical Japanese yōkai from western Japan. It is described as being a skeleton whale that is accompanied by unknown fish and weird birds. It takes its revenge against people who hunt whales or eat whale meat, and does so by cursing them with plagues and fire.

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Maru-ya Seigirôn, Crowds viewing a captured whale in a bay with a view of Mount Fuji, c. 1848-1853

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