Hashihime

Hashihime
	; “Upon a narrow grass mat laying down her robe only tonight, again — she must be waiting for me, Hashihime of Uji” --the Kokin Wakashū, 905 AD
Information
Alternate Names/Spellings	橋姫, はしひめ, "Bridge Princess", "Lady of the bridge", "Maiden of the Bridge"
Origins	Japanese Mythology, Legend and Folklore
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Appearance	A women in the water, bearing candles...

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Mythical Being
Asian Mythology, Legend and Folklore
Japanese Mythology, Legend and Folklore
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Humanoid
Incorporeal
Undead
Single-Gender Race
Yōkai
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Mind/Spirit/Psychic
Water

Origins

The Hashihime is a creature with origins in Japanese mythology, legend and folklore.