Tofukozo
Speaking of children, one of the most famous childlike Yokai is Tofukozo, the Little Tofu Boy. Although sometimes he is one-eyed and other times he has a super long tongue, 99% of the time he just appears as a small bald child carrying a plate of tofu festooned with a maple leaf. Tofukozo will walk up and ask if you would like some free tofu. In the oldest legends, Tofukozo is harmless, but many stories also state that eating his tofu will give you quite a lethal case of food poisoning. That’s what you get for accepting food from strangers!
Hilariously, Tofukozo may have originally been an advertising mascot for tofu houses in Edo. But all it takes is one meme-ish trend, and a new Yokai is born!
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Tofukozo
Speaking of children, one of the most famous childlike Yokai is Tofukozo, the Little Tofu Boy. Although sometimes he is one-eyed and other times he has a super long tongue, 99% of the time he just appears as a small bald child carrying a plate of tofu festooned with a maple leaf. Tofukozo will walk up and ask if you would like some free tofu. In the oldest legends, Tofukozo is harmless, but many stories also state that eating his tofu will give you quite a lethal case of food poisoning. That’s what you get for accepting food from strangers!
Hilariously, Tofukozo may have originally been an advertising mascot for tofu houses in Edo. But all it takes is one meme-ish trend, and a new Yokai is born!
Featured on Life In Plastic: nerditis.com/2014/08/15/life-in-plastic-the-night-parade-...