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Region: Japan
Time Period:
References in Literature: None
Sources: Long, DenCity, Polenth, Illiana, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, pg 273, Circle of the Dragon, Biopark

  • Every 50 years this white beast turns into a golden bird, whose cry signifies the coming of famine.
  • Completely white in color, and some sources say it has wings.
  • Lives in a deep pool called Ukisima, near Kyoto at a place called Yama-shiro

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