Hibagon
| Grouping | Cryptid |
|---|---|
| Sub grouping | Hominid |
| Other name(s) | ヒナゴン (Hinagon) |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Mount Hiba, Hiroshima Prefecture |
| Habitat | Forest |
The Hibagon (ヒバゴン) or Hinagon (ヒナゴン)[citation needed] is the Japanese equivalent of the North American Bigfoot[citation needed] or the Himalayan Yeti.[citation needed]
History of the Hibagon
The Hibagon is described as a "black creature with white hands and large white feet, standing about five feet tall."[citation needed]
Sightings have been reported in "forested, mountainous areas of the country," [1] around Mount Hiba[citation needed] in the Hiroshima Prefecture[citation needed] and has been said to resemble a gorilla.[2]
"The Hibagon has a snub 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 army, 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]
As with "most hominid cryptids, the Hibagon is said to have a most unpleasant stench, like a decomposing human body."[3][4]
References
- ^ Coleman, Loren. "Hibagon". Retrieved 2005-10-25.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Newton, Michael (2005). "Hibagon". Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 195. ISBN 0-7864-2036-7.
- ^ Bord, Janet & Bord, Colin (1981). Alien Animals. Stackpole Books. p. 258. ISBN 0-8117-2181-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Metropolis, "Fortean Japan", 27 June 2008, p. 12.
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