げじべえ

noun

Yakushima forest yōkai that haunts loggers

A specific yōkai from Yakushima folklore, said to appear in the forest and trouble loggers. The name is sometimes written as 下地兵衛.

• 屋や久く島しまの伝でん説せつでは、げじべえは山やまで木きを切きる人ひとにいたずらをする妖よう怪かいだ。

  In Yakushima legend, Gejibē is a yōkai that plays tricks on people who cut trees in the mountains.