Daidarabotchi

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Tradition

Enormous yokai credited with shaping the Japanese landscape - lakes formed from his footprints, hills from earth he set down. Local place-names across Japan preserve the tradition.

Named in Greek, Roman, Norse, Islamic, Celtic and Asian tradition. Recorded as tradition, not asserted as history.

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Also known asDaidarabochi
Lineage Yokai giant
TraditionJapanese
RegionJapan (Kanto and beyond)
EraFolklore
Stature as recordedNot stated; large enough to lift Mount Fuji
Primary referencesJapanese regional folklore; Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki
Source Wikipedia: Daidarabotchi

Stature is recorded as the source states it, in that source’s own units. It is not a verified measurement unless this record sits in the Modern documented record class.

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