Funayūrei
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Funayūrei(船幽霊) is a spirit found in Japanese mythology. Funayūrei are the ghosts of people who have perished at sea. They approach people on boats and ask to borrow a ladle. If they are given a ladle, they will pour sea water into the boat until it sinks.
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- Iwasaka, Michiko and Toelken, Barre. Ghosts and the Japanese: Cultural Experiences in Japanese Death Legends, Utah State University Press, 1994. ISBN 0874211794
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