山童やまわろ

noun

one-eyed mountain spirit; yamawaro

A yōkai from Japanese folklore, often depicted as a one-eyed child-like creature living in the mountains. Sometimes considered a regional variant of the kappa.

• 山童やまわろは、九きゅう州しゅう地ち方ほうの山やまに住すむと言いわれる妖よう怪かいだ。

  The yamawaro is a yōkai said to live in the mountains of the Kyushu region.

• 昔むかし話ばなしには、山童やまわろが旅たび人びとを驚おどろかせる話はなしがよく出でてくる。

  In old tales, stories of yamawaro frightening travelers often appear.