Janjanbi


Janjanbi is an atmospheric ghost light told about the legends of various places in the Nara Prefecture. They are considered a type of onibi. In the Miyazaki Prefecture they are also called musabi and in the Kōchi Prefecture, they are also called kechibi.

Outline

Their name comes from the "janjan" sound that they make. Also in Nara, there are different legends depending on the area, and different alternate names depending on the area.
;Byakugō-ji town, Nara city
;Yamatokōriyama
;Fujichō, Tenri
;Yanagimotochō and Tainoshōchō, Tenri, and Kashihara