イタコ

noun

itako; blind female shaman; spirit medium

A traditional blind female shaman in northeastern Japan (especially Aomori) who performs kuchiyose (口寄せ), summoning spirits of the dead. The term is culturally specific and often left as 'itako' in English.

See also: 市子 (いちこ) · 口寄せ

• 青あお森もり県けんには今いまでもイタコが数すう人にんいる。

  There are still a few itako in Aomori Prefecture.

• イタコは口くち寄よせで死し者しゃの霊れいを呼よび出だす。

  The itako summons the spirits of the dead through kuchiyose.