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Ashinagatenaga
are a pair of ''yōkai'' in Japanese folklore. One, , has extremely long legs, while the other, , has extremely long arms. They were first described in the Japanese encyclopedia ''Wakan Sansai Zue''. They are said to be found in Kyūshū.
==Description==
The pair is commonly described as people from two countries, the "Long-legged Country", and the "Long-armed Country". As the names suggest, the inhabitants of these two countries possess unusually lengthy arms and legs. The two work together as a team to catch fish by the seashore. In order to do this, the long-armed man, ''tenaga'', climbs onto the back of the long-legged man, ''ashinaga''. The ''ashinaga'' then wades out into the shorewaters, staying above water with his long legs, while the ''tenaga'' uses his long arms to grab fish from his partner's back.
According to the ''Wakan Sansai Zue'', the ''tenaga'' is also known as ''chōhi'' (長臂), and his arms can reach three ''jō'' in length, or a bit over nine meters. The ''ashinaga's'' legs stretch to two ''jō'', or just slightly over six meters.〔Terashima, R. (1713) ''Wakan Sansai Zue,'' 和漢三才図会.〕
An essay from the ''Kasshiyawa'' by Matsura Seizan also describes the ''ashinaga''. The essay documents a man's anecdotal account of an unfortunate encounter with a strange being. The man was fishing by the seashore on a clear, moonlit night, when he spots a figure with nine ''shaku'' long legs (about 2.7 meters) roaming around on the beach. Shortly after, the weather turns bad and begins to rain heavily. The man's servant then informs him that they had just seen an ''ashinaga'', and that sightings of this ''yōkai'' always brought bad changes in weather.〔Matsura, S. (1821) ''Kasshiwaya,'' 甲子夜話.〕
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