Hyōsube

Hyōsube

A monkey-like creature akin to the kappa. The story goes that Hyōsube was once helped by the poet Sugawara no Michizane (later deified as Tenjin) and in return helped him by never bringing evils to his bloodline.

References

Source

  • Toriyama Sekien. Gazu Hyakki Yakō.