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Supernatural entity in Japanese folklore
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Oboro-guruma from the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi

Oboroguruma (朧車, "hazy cart") is a Yōkai in Japanese mythology.

Mythology

The Oboroguruma is a ghostly ox cart with a face on it. Legend has it that on misty nights that are lit by the moon in Kyoto, people can hear squeaking sounds coming from an ox cart. When the person steps outside, they would find the Oboroguruma parked outside their home.

Popular culture

  • Different adaptions of Oboroguruma appear in the Super Sentai franchise:
  • In Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, an Oboroguruma lives in the Nura House and is used as a mode of transportation for the Nura family and allies of the Nura family.
  • In Yo-kai Watch, the Yo-kai Mayoiguruma is based on the Oboroguruma and is referred to as "No-Go Kart" in the English dub.
  • In the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, the cards "Shafu" and "Oboro-Garuma", both otherwise known as "the Wheeled Mayakashi", are based on this spirit. Shafu's effect of returning a monster to the field from the graveyard is a direct reference to the legend.
  • In Digimon, a Digimon named Oboromon, based on Oboroguruma, debuted in the Vital Bracelet Digital Monster in 2022.

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