Harionago (Japanese: 針女子),^{[citation needed]} also known as Harionna (Japanese: 針女),^{[citation needed]} is a "frightening female ghoul"^{[citation needed]} in Japanese mythology. Her name literally meaning "Barbed woman"^{[citation needed]} the Harionago is said to be a "beautiful woman with extremely long hair tipped with thorn-like barbs,"^{[citation needed]} Her hair is under her "direct control, and she uses it to ensnare men."^{[citation needed]} She is said to wander the roads of the Japanese prefecture of Ehime^{[citation needed]} on the island of Shikoku.^{[citation needed]} When she finds a "young man, she will smile at him, and if the young man dares to smile back, Harionago will drop her terrible, barbed hair and attack."^{[citation needed]}

References

• "Harionago". The Obakemono Project. Archived from the original on July 10, 2006. Retrieved February 26, 2006.
• "Harionago". Mizuki Road No Yōkai-tachi. Archived from the original on February 19, 2006. Retrieved June 15, 2006.

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