page_title: Ashinagatenaga
hierarchical_section_title: Ashinagatenaga
caption_attribution_description: Ashinagatenaga (足長手長, a pair of characters, one with long legs and the other with long arms) from the Asakura-Okuyama-Iki-Ningyō (浅草奥山生人形)
context_page_description: Ashinaga-tenaga are a pair of yōkai in Japanese folklore. One, Ashinaga-jin, has extremely long legs, while the other, Tenaga-jin, has extremely long arms. They were first described in the Japanese encyclopedia Wakan Sansai Zue. They are said to be found in Kyūshū.
context_section_description: Ashinaga-tenaga (足長手長, "Long Legs Long Arms") are a pair of yōkai in Japanese folklore.  One, Ashinaga-jin (足長人), has extremely long legs, while the other, Tenaga-jin (手長人), has extremely long arms.  They were first described in the Japanese encyclopedia Wakan Sansai Zue.  They are said to be found in Kyūshū.
caption: Ashinaga and tenaga fishing, ukiyo-e by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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