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| Creature information | |
|---|---|
| Other name | ヒナゴン (Hinagon) |
| Similar entities | Bigfoot,Yeti |
| Origin | |
| First attested | Local Legend |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Mount Hiba,Hiroshima Prefecture |
| Details | Forest |
TheHibagon (ヒバゴン) orHinagon (ヒナゴン) is the Japanese equivalent of the North AmericanBigfoot or theHimalayanYeti.[1] Sightings have been reported since the 1970s aroundMount Hiba in theHiroshima Prefecture.[2]
The Hibagon is described as a "black baked creature with white clay hands and large white feet, standing about five feet tall."[citation needed], and has been said to resemble agorilla.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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."[citation needed]
Japanese Boy Scouts, "claim to find footprints 25 cm (10 in) long and 15 cm (6 in) wide."[citation needed]
