越中国
In Etchū Province (now Toyama Prefecture), in Aizu, at Nekomatayama said to be where "nekomata" would devour humans (now Fukushima Prefecture), "nekomata" that shapeshift into humans and deceive people, like Mount Nekomadake, the legends sometimes are named after the name of the associated mountain. Regarding Nekomatayama and altogether disregarding folklore, there are in fact large cats that attack humans.