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A white butterfly Yokai recorded in Kyojitsu Zatsudan-shū (虚実雑談集), contained in Collection of Strange Tales from Various Provinces (諸国奇談集)(2019)
This Yōkai story dates back to the Edo period.
Every night, a white butterfly would appear in a home in Mihara, Mutsu Province, inflicting physical pain on the master of the house and overall tormenting him. One night, there was a loud noise, so when he went to investigate, a white butterfly around 5 feet tall was walking around like a person. When he slashed at it with his sword, it was blown away and vanished, and from then on, the pain seemed to cease.
u/No-Couple2919 — 14 hours ago