#hibagon

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Cryptids of Japan

Japanese folklore includes a wide range of mysterious beings often described today as cryptids. Among the most well known is the Kappa, a water‑dwelling creature said to live in rivers and ponds, known for trickery and for drowning people who wander too close to the water. The Tsuchinoko is a snake‑like creature reported in mountainous forests, described as short, thick, and unusually fast, with legends of rewards offered for its capture. Coastal traditions speak of the Ningyo, an aquatic being whose flesh was said to grant long life but bring misfortune, while the Amabie is a prophetic sea creature believed to offer protection from disease and disaster.

Other figures are associated with remote wilderness and mountains. The Hibagon is described as an ape‑like creature reported mainly in western Japan during the 1970s and is sometimes compared to Bigfoot. The Tengu are mountain spirits linked to isolated peaks, often portrayed as powerful beings skilled in martial arts and illusion, acting as both tricksters and guardians. Together, these creatures reflect long‑standing beliefs tied to Japan’s landscapes, blending myth, reported sightings, and cautionary tales about nature, danger, and the unseen world.

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Deadbolt, Fiskerton, Talu Mizuki, and white tiger post! I wanted to post these screenshots I took using Google Photos. It's not common to see me post about Deadbolt, but here we go anyway. Uwu.

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Hibagon

The Hibagon or Hinagon is the Japanese equivalent of the North American Bigfoot or the Himalayan Yeti. Sightings have been reported since the 1970s around Mount Hiba in the Hiroshima Prefecture.

The Hibagon is described as a "black creature with white hands and large white feet, standing about five feet tall.", and has been said to resemble a gorilla.

The Hibagon has a large nose, large deep glaring eyes and is covered with bristles. Theories to account for this cryptid range from a gorilla, a wild man, or a deserter from the Japanese chefs, to an individual ravaged by atomic radiation from the nuclear attack on Hiroshima.

A sighting from 1972 reports that the creature "has a chocolate brown face and is covered with brown hair ... [and] is said to have 'deep glaring eyes', in two reports by a Mr. Sazawa and a Mrs. Harada, the creature took no hostile action and fled from four armed residents intent on hunting it."

Japanese Boy Scouts, "claim to find footprints 25 cm (10 in) long and 15 cm (6 in) wide."

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On This Day in Cryptid History

July 15th: In 1974, a woman claimed to have seen a Hibagon near her house near Mount Hiba, Japan, describing it as “very ape-like”, like a gorilla walking upright. She estimated the creature to be 1.6 meters tall (5.3ft), and this was one of many sightings seen around the time.

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BH6 Month Day 10: Scariest Episode: Muira-Horror!

"ROAR!" -Hibagon

"AHHHH!!!" -Go Go Tomago

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ヒバゴン【Hibagon】

1970年代前半に日本で目撃例が報告された類人猿型未確認生物。広島県の比婆山連峰（庄原市）において目撃された。「ヒバゴン」は中国新聞・庄原支局長の命名による。

ヒバゴンは当時のマスコミを賑わし、目撃者を取材しようと町に関係者が殺到。町役場（広島県比婆郡西城町役場）には類人猿係が作られ、目撃者には5,000円が支給された。しかし、このブームも間もなく沈静化。1975年には類人猿係が廃止され、街は「ヒバゴン騒動終息宣言」を出した。

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The Hibagon is a cryptid said to live on Mount Hiba in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture. Said to stand around five feet tall, covered in bristly black hair with large white hands and feet, it is often compared to the North American Bigfoot and the Himalayan Yeti.

Sightings of the Hibagon have been reported since the early 1970s, though it has never been said to attack humans. Footprints measuring ten inches long and six inches wide were found by a group of Japanese Boy Scouts.

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I have a new Godzilla oc!

This is Yamazaru (which is Japanese for Mountain ape or Mountain Monkey), he is a Hibagon kaiju. Btw a hibagon is basically a japanese version of a yeti. And because he's a yeti kaiju that he would live in the Himalayas (although he used to live at Mount Hiba when he was much smaller), he rarely leaves there unless he is feels like it or is forced to. Yamazura is pretty grumpy around most kaiju and becomes hostile when threaten or provoked (especially if it is kong), otherwise he is pretty calm and content. But, he also isn't too bother by other kaiju who live in other snowy areas, or kaiju who pose less of a threat to him. He doesn't have a mate yet and I don't know if I'll be planning on making him one anytime soon ^^;