Hyakkiyako (Hundred Demon Night Parade)
Hyakkiyako refers to a number of yokai walking in a procession at night. It was believed that seeing them would cause death.
A collection of stories from the Heian era to the Muromachi era reveal that yokai walk in a procession at midnight. The procession includes oni (demons) and animal apparitions, along with the apparitions of ‘tools’ that have turned into yokai. To raise awareness, the Kuchizusami, an educational textbook for young children during the mid-Heian era, stated specific dates when the Hyakkiyako march would take place. It was believed that all of the apparitions would appear every month on the ‘Day of the Monster Parade’ and that seeing them would cause death.
A number of Hyakkiyagyo Emaki (Hyakkiyako Scrolls) were produced around the 16th century, depicting various humorous portrayals of the monsters parading through the night. The monsters and demons were believed to disappear upon sunrise, which is the reason many of these pictures show the sun at the edge of the scroll.
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