【YOKAI NOTEBOOK】YOKAI NOTEBOOK-003 UBUME / JAPAN 【鬼女红叶、日本】

 Momiji (Japanese 鬼女红叶) is a female oni (kijo) in Japanese folklore, whose story is known as The Legend of Momiji (紅葉伝説). The legend has been handed down in Kinasa, Togakushi, and Bessho Onsen [Wikidata] in Nagano prefecture. It is a story about Taira no Koremochi [ja] fighting and defeating the kijo named Momiji.

A common element of many versions of the legend is that the demon lives on Mount Togakushi, a mountain in Shinano Province, and it is defeated and killed by Taira no Koremochi. The demon is a female oni (a kijo) named Momiji (Maple Leaves). The play "Momijigari" was created in the latter half of the Muromachi period, and it is widely believed that there was a legend that was originally used as a material (many legends of demons remain on Mt. Togakushi). It is a well-established theory that it was created by Nobumitsu.^[1] Legendary sites remain around Togakushi, but they are believed to be established after this legend