The Basan (波山), alternatively referred to as Basabasa (婆娑婆娑) or Inuhōō (犬鳳凰), is a fowl -like bird with origins stemming from Japanese mythology and folklore and illustrated in Takehara Shunsen's Ehon Hyaku Monogatari and the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō .
17-797: Basan may refer to: Basan (legendary bird) , in Japanese folklore Basan (character) , a fictional character in The Song of Roland Bashan , or Basan, a Biblical region Bażany , Basan in German, a village in Poland Basan, Zaporizhzhia Oblast [ uk ] , a village in Polohy Raion , Ukraine Stara Basan [ uk ] and Nova Basan , villages in Nizhyn Raion , Ukraine Basan (crater) ,
34-487: A geological features on Iapetus Basan (leather) , sheepskin tanned in oak- or larch-bark, and used for bookbinding, etc. People with the name [ edit ] Eadwig Basan , eleventh-century English monk and scribe Pierre-François Basan (1723–1797), French engraver Ghillie Basan (born 1962), Scottish writer and cook See also [ edit ] Basin (disambiguation) Bassan (disambiguation) Bazan (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
51-581: A Hundred Demons (Japanese 画図百鬼夜行, Gazu Hyakki Yagyō ). Basan was described again in 1841, in the third volume of the Picture Book of One Hundred Stories (絵本百物語, Ehon Hyaku Monogatari ) illustrated by Takehara Shunsensai (Japanese: 竹原春泉斎, Takehara Shunsensai). In addition to Basan, this work also described and illustrated Japanese mythological creatures such as Shinigami (Japanese: 死神, Shinigami), Isonade (Japanese: 磯撫で Isonade), Adzuki-arai (Japanese: 小豆洗沙 Azuki-arai) and others (Takehara, 2006). The concept of
68-561: A fire-breathing chicken isn't entirely original, as the Basan bears similarities to the Cockatrice, a European creature often portrayed as capable of breathing fire and linked to the Basilisk. This article relating to Japanese mythology is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ehime Prefecture Ehime Prefecture ( 愛媛県 , Ehime-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan located on
85-681: A large portion of Shikoku Electric Power . The sports teams listed below are based in Ehime. Association football: Baseball: Basketball: The oldest extant hot spring in Japan, Dōgo Onsen , is located in Matsuyama. It has been used for over two thousand years. These are television shows and movies set in Ehime Prefecture. There are major festivals in Ehime Prefecture. These are several hot springs ( onsen ) in Ehime Prefecture. Iyo dialect
102-431: A number of industries, including dockyards of Japan's largest shipbuilder, Imabari Shipbuilding . Chemical industries, oil refining , paper and cotton textile products also are a feature of the prefecture. Rural areas mostly engage in agricultural and fishing industries, and are particularly known for citrus fruits such as mikan ( mandarin orange ), iyokan and cultured pearls . Ikata Nuclear Power Plant produces
119-420: Is a cold fire, a glow, and it does not burn. It usually lives in the bamboo groves of mountain recesses but sometimes materializes in human villages late at night. When the Basan flaps its wings, an eerie rustling ("basa basa") sound can be heard. The alias (‘Basabasa’) comes from the sound of the flapping wings. Supposedly, if a human hears the sound and looks outside, the bird's form will suddenly vanish. It
136-541: Is bordered by Kagawa and Tokushima in the east and Kōchi in the south. The prefecture includes both high mountains in the inland region and a long coastline, with many islands in the Seto Inland Sea . The westernmost arm of Ehime, the Sadamisaki Peninsula , is the narrowest peninsula in Japan. As of 31 March 2020, 7 percent of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks , namely
153-419: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Basan (legendary bird) Basan has an appearance similar to a chicken the size of a turkey. They are recognized by their bright red comb and brilliant-colored plumage which appear like tongues of flame. Their notable feature is their breath which flows visibly from their mouth like a dragon's fire. However,
170-564: Is sometimes depicted with blue hackles and claws, green regimes and sickle feathers, and a red body. It is also sometimes called the "Fire Rooster". Information about Basan was provided in two collections of descriptions and illustrations of ghosts, monsters, and spirits written in the Edo period (江戸時代, Edo Jidai). This bird was first mentioned in 1776, in Toriyama Sekien 's (Japanese 鳥山石燕, Toriyama Sekien) book entitled Illustrated Night Parade of
187-530: The Ashizuri-Uwakai and Setonaikai National Parks; Ishizuchi Quasi-National Park ; and Hijikawa , Kinshako , Okudōgo Tamagawa , Sadamisaki Hantō-Uwakai , Saragamine Renpō , Sasayama , and Shikoku Karst Prefectural Natural Parks. Eleven cities are located in Ehime Prefecture: These are the towns in each district : Former districts: The coastal areas around Imabari and Saijō host
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#1732844859570204-616: The Meiji Restoration , Ehime Prefecture was known as Iyo Province . Since before the Heian period , the area was dominated by fishermen and sailors who played an important role in defending Japan against pirates and Mongolian invasions. After the Battle of Sekigahara , the Tokugawa shōgun gave the area to his allies, including Katō Yoshiaki who built Matsuyama Castle , forming the basis for
221-517: The flame gives off no heat, nor does it ignite combustible material. (It is said to breathe ghost fire from its beak which is not hot but a cold fire that glows.) Basan inhabits bamboo groves and is entirely nocturnal, found only in the mountains of Iyo Province (伊予国) (present-day Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県)) on the Japanese island of Shikoku (四国). Even though Basan lives far from human activity, their diet consists of charred wood and embers, so they venture around remote villages at night to eat on
238-829: The island of Shikoku . Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,334,841 and has a geographic area of 5,676 km (2,191 sq mi ). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tokushima Prefecture to the east, and Kōchi Prefecture to the southeast. Matsuyama is the capital and largest city of Ehime Prefecture and the largest city on Shikoku, with other major cities including Imabari , Niihama , and Saijō . Notable past Ehime residents include three Nobel Prize winners: they are Kenzaburo Oe (1994 Nobel Prize in Literature ), Shuji Nakamura (2014 Nobel Prize in Physics ), and Syukuro Manabe (2021 Nobel Prize in Physics). Until
255-504: The modern city of Matsuyama . The name Ehime comes from the kuniumi part of the Kojiki where Iyo Province is mythologically named Ehime, "lovely princess". In 2012, a research group from the University of Tokyo and Ehime University said they had discovered rare earth deposits in Matsuyama. Located in the northwestern part of Shikoku, Ehime faces the Seto Inland Sea to the north and
272-436: The remaining bonfires or charcoal. When pleased or startled, Basan will flap their wings creating the rusting “Basabasa” sound. It is said to live in the mountains of Iyo Province (today Ehime Prefecture ). According to the description on the illustration, it resembles a large chicken and breathes ghost-fire from its mouth. It is described as having a bright red cockscomb and spits an equally brilliant-hued fire. The fire
289-498: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Basan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Basan&oldid=1094837489 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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