【YOKAI NOTEBOOK】YOKAI NOTEBOOK-004 Kiyohime / JAPAN 【清姬、日本】

 Kiyohime (清姫) (or just Kiyo) in Japanese folklore is a character in the story of Anchin and Kiyohime. In this story, she fell in love with a Buddhist monk named Anchin, but after her interest in the monk was rejected, she chased after him and transformed into a serpent in a rage, before killing him in a bell where he had hidden in the Dōjō-ji temple.

The so-called "Anchin-Kiyohime" legend^[4][5] may be designated by various other names, such as Hidaka River legend (Hidakagawa legend).^[6][7]

The theatrical versions, for which there are numerous playscripts, are collectively known as Dōjōji-mono.