見越し入道 · Nagasaki · 1938
Bamboo rustling overhead, and the words that save you
What the record says
When you walk along a road in the middle of the night, the mikoshi-nyūdō makes the bamboo grass rustle above your head. If you pass by in silence the bamboo falls on you and you die, so you must say, "Mikoshi-nyūdō, mi-nuita" — I've seen through you.
Our summary in English of the record as catalogued; the original card is in Japanese.
In our articles
Mikoshi-nyūdō
見越入道（みこしにゅうどう）
A 1938 Nagasaki record warns of bamboo rustling over a night road and a looming figure that must be recognized aloud.