Kunio Yanagita
In Japanese folklore, spiriting away (Japanese: Kamikakushi (神隠し), ) refers to the mysterious disappearance or death of a person, after they had angered the gods ("kami"). There are numerous legends of humans being abducted to the spirit world by "kami". Folklorist Kunio Yanagita recorded several tales of "kamikakushi" in "Tōno Monogatari" (遠野物語, Tōno Tales, 1909).