Daidarabocchi

Japanese: だいだらぼっち
Daidarabocchi
Also known as Daidabochi, Dadabo, Dirabo, Daitahoushi, etc. A legendary giant. Lakes and ponds are said to be his footprints, and mountains are his lost property. The giant was also given the name of an ogre, a mountain priest, or Benkei. The place name Daita in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, is said to come from this legend.
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Japanese:
〈だいだぼっち〉,ダダ坊,ディラボー,大太(だいた)法師などとも。伝説の巨人。湖沼はその足跡,山はその落し物とされ,巨人には鬼,山伏,弁慶なども当てられた。東京都世田谷区代田の地名はこの伝説に由来するという。
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