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Chīsai-ojisan

Chīsai-ojisan (小さいおじさん, lit. 'tiny/little mister') is a Japanese cryptid, which has been mentioned in urban legend since around 2009.[1]

Description

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Chīsai-ojisan is a dwarf that looks like a middle-aged man. Witnesses say that he is about 8 to 30 cm tall.[2]

Witnesses said that it was attached to a window,[3] found in a bathroom,[4] carrying an empty can on the side of the road, or on a tree in a park,[5] etc.

In 2010, it was commercialized advertised that witnessing "Little Mister" give you a little luck.[6]

Strangely, there are many celebrities among the alleged witnesses.[5] Those who claim to have seen it include Junichi Okada,[1] Jun Kurose,[7] Yumiko Shaku,[1][8][9] Man Mori,[10] Reiko Tokita,[1] Mika Nakashima,[6] Kōji Makoba,[1] Marika Minami,[1] Bintarō Yamaguchi,[1] Tōru Watanabe,[1] Junji Inagawa,[1] Yūko Ōshima,[11] Erena Ono,[11] Yukina Kinoshita,[12] Asuka Kuramochi,[11] Eiko Koike,[7] Chiaki Fujimoto,[7] Tomoya Nagase,[3] Masatoshi Hamada,[7] Aya Hirayama,[3] Hatsune Matsushima,[13] Shigeru Mizuki,[1] Kumiko Mori,[7] Kanako Yanagihara, and Kanna Hashimoto.[14] Among them, Yumiko Shaku has claimed to “have seen a fairy in the shape of a little man” for more than a decade before this urban legend became popular.[1][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 山口敏太郎 (2009-08-24). "不気味な都市伝説「小さいおっさん」を追え". 山口敏太郎の怪奇探偵. 探偵ファイル. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  2. ^ 並木伸一郎他 (2008). "都市伝説の現代妖怪ベスト10". In 講談社コミッククリエイト (ed.). DISCOVER妖怪 日本妖怪大百科. KODANSHA Official File Magazine. Vol. 10. 講談社. ISBN 978-4-06-370040-4.
  3. ^ a b c "テレビ都市伝説『小さいおじさん』の謎に迫る". 日刊サイゾー. サイゾー. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  4. ^ 山口敏太郎 (2007). 本当にいる日本の「現代妖怪」図鑑. 笠倉出版社. ISBN 978-4-7730-0365-9.
  5. ^ a b 怖い話研究会芸能部, ed. (2011). テレビでは流せない芸能界の怖い話ザ・ベスト. TOブックス. ISBN 978-4-904376-54-6.
  6. ^ a b 中島美嘉さんも見た!?「小さいおじさん」の衝撃映像 [Mika Nakashima also saw it!? Shocking footage of "Little Old Man"]. Livedoor. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2012.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ a b c d e 真紀和泉 (29 June 2010). "【エンタがビタミン♪】まだいた!「小さなおじさん」目撃者。パンクブーブー・黒瀬、森公美子も。". Techinsight. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  8. ^ a b "釈由美子 「小さいおっさん妖精」を心配". ジェイ・キャスト. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  9. ^ "釈由美子、34歳魅惑のSEXY美ボディ解禁! スギちゃんとの濃厚ラブシーン熱望". モデルプレス. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  10. ^ 山口敏太郎 (2011-05-07). "モリマンの種馬マンは自転車に乗った小さいおじさんを目撃した!". 山口敏太郎の妖怪・都市伝説・UMAワールド「ブログ妖怪王」. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  11. ^ a b c "芸能都市伝説 AKB48 倉持明日香の家で小さいおじさんが増殖中!?". リアルライブ. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  12. ^ "木下優樹菜が目撃! 腕のあたりをちょこちょこ歩く小さなおじさんは妖精!?". 22 December 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  13. ^ 松嶋初音; 木原浩勝 (2008). 初音怪談 私と小さなおじさんのこと. 角川グループパブリッシング. pp. 128–131. ISBN 978-4-0487-3890-3.
  14. ^ 日本放送協会, 「プレミアムトーク 橋本環奈さん ▽"千と千尋の神隠し"で初舞台」 - あさイチ (in Japanese), retrieved 13 January 2022

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