page_title: Onikuma
hierarchical_section_title: Onikuma
caption_attribution_description: Onikuma (鬼熊) from the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari (絵本百物語)
context_page_description: An onikuma is a mythological Japanese yōkai originating in the Kiso Valley in Nagano Prefecture. It is a bear-like creature that has been known to walk upright. They sneak into villages at night to carry off livestock for food. It was described in the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari, a collection of supernatural tales published in 1841.
context_section_description: An onikuma (鬼熊, literally "demon bear") is a mythological Japanese yōkai originating in the Kiso Valley in Nagano Prefecture. It is a bear-like creature that has been known to walk upright. They sneak into villages at night to carry off livestock for food. It was described in the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari, a collection of supernatural tales published in 1841.
caption: A depiction of an onikuma by Shunsensai Takehara in the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari
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