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A '''''yamabiko''''' ({{lang|ja|山彦}}, {{lang|ja|幽谷響}}) is a sprite/youkai/god in the Japanese folklore. In modern Japanese, {{nihongo||やまびこ, 山彦 ["幽谷響" {{lang|en|can't be used here}}]|yamabiko}} is a word that refers to the phenomenon of the "reflection of sounds in mountains or valleys". In the old days of Japan, people thought [[wikipedia:Echo (phenomenon)|echoes]] occurred because a yamabiko living in the mountains replied back or manipulated the sound.
'''Yamabiko''' ({{lang|ja|山彦}}, ''yamabiko'') is a Japanese creature that manipulates soundwaves in a mountain.


==Yamabiko in Touhou==
==Yamabiko in Touhou==
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==See Also==   
==See Also==   
*Wikipedia entry for [[wikipedia:Gazu Hyakki Yakō#Yamabiko|Yamabiko]]
*Wikipedia entry for [[wikipedia:Yamabiko (folklore)|Yamabiko]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:41, 6 September 2012

A yamabiko (山彦, 幽谷響) is a sprite/youkai/god in the Japanese folklore. In modern Japanese, yamabiko (やまびこ, 山彦 ["幽谷響" can't be used here]) is a word that refers to the phenomenon of the "reflection of sounds in mountains or valleys". In the old days of Japan, people thought echoes occurred because a yamabiko living in the mountains replied back or manipulated the sound.

Yamabiko in Touhou

Yamabiko were once a common youkai that lived on every mountain. When the rumors within the humans of the village created a natural explanation for the voices of the yamabiko, many humans had stopped shouting at the mountains. This resulted in the death of many yamabiko and their population continues to decline, threatening their species to a natural extinction.[1]

Yamabiko are the only youkai in Gensokyo who are known to be threatened to extinction due to reason of the natural world. Although, because the health of their population was never stated, it is not known to what extent their numbers had dropped to or the rate at which they're continuing to drop.[1]

Characters under this Bestiary

See Also

References