{"content_id":"dmroxbdmm2","slug":"human-faced-dog-yamagata-tale-origins","locale":"en","schema_type":"Article","category":"story","category_name":"Tales","title":"Human-Faced Dog Legend: From Tokyo to Yamagata","summary":"Yamagata's human-faced dog legend is a short tale about a creature that fled to the region after attracting too much attention in Tokyo. Based on the publicly available summary of a 1992 report documenting the legend, this account distinguishes the main story from separate records and explains variations in oral tradition.","sponsorship_disclosure":null,"affiliate_disclosure":null,"commerce_disclosure":null,"author":{"name":"Injoys Editorial Team","url":"https://injoys.com/ko/about"},"key_points":["The central legend tells of a human-faced dog that fled to Yamagata after attracting too much attention in Tokyo.","June 21, 1992 is the publication date of the magazine containing the report documenting the legend.","The public database provides bibliographic information and a summary of the legend, not the full original text.","The record comparing body size and movement and the record about keeping three of the dogs are separate entries.","The three records show how the story varies by region, but do not establish where it originated."],"content_markdown":"The Yamagata (山形) account of the human-faced dog (人面犬) is an oral tradition included in a 1992 folklore collection report. It tells of a human-faced dog that fled to Yamagata after attracting attention in Tokyo (東京). That brief account has been retold here in Korean.\n\nThis article follows the summary of the tradition in “Yamagata no Uwasa Ikkan” and was compiled as of November 2026.\n\n## The Story\n\nThere is said to have been a dog with a human face in Tokyo. But the commotion surrounding the human-faced dog grew too great. The dog is said to have left Tokyo to escape the fuss. The story goes that the place it fled to was Yamagata.\n\n## Source and Origins\n\nThis retelling is based on a summary of the tradition published by the International Research Center for Japanese Studies. It appears in the center’s database of strange phenomena and yōkai traditions. The original source is a folklore collection report titled “Yamagata no Uwasa Ikkan (山形の噂一観).”\n\nThe report was written by Takahashi Toshihiro (高橋敏弘). It appeared in issue 139 of *Seikō Minzoku (西郊民俗)*. The journal’s publication date is **June 21, 1992**. This does not indicate when the story began or when an event occurred.\n\n| Item checked | Details in the public record |\n|---|---|\n| Record number of the main account | 1140605 |\n| Pages covered by the report | pp. 31~32 |\n| Page containing this account | p. 31 |\n| Region of the tradition | Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture |\n| Speaker listed | An elementary school student in grade 1 |\n| Publicly available content | Bibliographic information and a summary of the tradition |\n\nThe speaker’s name is not given in the public entry. The source is therefore an anonymous oral account compiled by a public research institution. There is no basis for treating the report’s author as the story’s creator. The institution’s publication of the record also does not mean that it acknowledged the existence of human-faced dogs.\n\n### Where can the original text be read\n\nWhat can be viewed directly online is a summary, not the full report. The [public record for the main account](https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/youkai_card.cgi?ID=1140605) also includes bibliographic information. To read the full original text, you need to find a library holding issue 139 of *Seikō Minzoku*. The record also has a publication search feature that links to a search of Japan’s National Diet Library.\n\n## Other Versions and Similar Stories\n\nThere are two other separate records that cite the same folklore collection report. One compares the human-faced dogs of Yamagata and Tokyo. The other says that human-faced dogs are kept in an old house. The three entries should be distinguished as follows.\n\n| Record number | Main point of the summary | Distinction addressed in the story |\n|---|---|---|\n| 1140605 | It fled to Yamagata after attracting too much attention in Tokyo | Reason for moving and destination |\n| 1140606 | Yamagata’s human-faced dogs are smaller and more sluggish than Tokyo’s | Body size and movement |\n| 1140609 | Three human-faced dogs are kept in an old house | Place where they are kept and number of dogs |\n\nThe [record about body size and movement](https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/youkai_card.cgi?ID=1140606) describes only relative differences. It gives no measurements, such as actual size or movement speed. It is therefore impossible to calculate how small Yamagata’s human-faced dogs are.\n\nThe [record about the old house](https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/youkai_card.cgi?ID=1140609) says that three dogs are kept there. The public summary does not give the house’s name or address. There is no basis for identifying any particular present-day home as the setting of this story.\n\nJoining the three entries together creates a plot that is not in the original summaries. Writing that the dog that fled Tokyo entered that house would be one example. Explaining its small size as a result of its flight would also go beyond the records. The entries cannot be combined into one continuous story merely because they appeared in the same report.\n\n## Folklore in the Story\n\nThese records can be read as examples of how an unfamiliar being is brought into local storytelling. The main account explains that Tokyo’s human-faced dog came to Yamagata. A separate record also assigns regional differences to body size and behavior. This is an interpretation based on comparing the records, not an explanation given directly by the speaker.\n\nVariation in oral tradition here means differences that develop in the content being passed down. Even a being with the same name is described differently depending on where it is. In this case, the route of movement and physical traits reveal those differences.\n\nThe story of dogs kept in an old house places human-faced dogs within a living space. A being that travels between cities is thus also described as something someone keeps. However, the public summaries do not establish the order of the three accounts. It is also difficult to say which story branched off from another.\n\n### Origins that this tradition cannot establish\n\nThe fact that the account was recorded in Yamagata does not establish that human-faced dogs originated there. Tokyo, too, appears only as the point of departure within this tradition. This source alone cannot explain the origins of human-faced dog stories as a whole.\n\nThe public summaries also offer no explanation involving a particular belief or ritual. There is no basis for adding that people worshipped human-faced dogs or regarded them as punishment for breaking a taboo. The folkloric significance of this tradition can be found in the way oral accounts vary by region.\n\n## Frequently Asked Questions\n\n### Is the human-faced dog story true\n\nThe material discussed here is an oral tradition, not a verified event. The database compiles records that someone told such stories. Those records do not prove that human-faced dogs existed or moved from one place to another.\n\n### Why is it said to have left Tokyo for Yamagata\n\nThe main record says it was because the dog attracted too much noisy attention in Tokyo. No separate reason is given for choosing Yamagata as its destination. The public summary also gives no means of travel or route.\n\n### Did the story first appear in 1992\n\n1992 is the publication year of the folklore collection report consulted. The public record alone cannot establish when the story first arose. The publication date must be distinguished from the date when the oral tradition began.\n\n### Can the full original text be read online\n\nThe public record consulted provides bibliographic information and a summary of the tradition. The full report is not included on that page. To find out whether the full text is available to read, you need to check with a library holding issue 139 of *Seikō Minzoku*.\n\n### Does the story say there were three small, sluggish human-faced dogs\n\nThe description of small, sluggish dogs and the account of three dogs being kept are separate entries. The public summaries do not connect the two details into a single scene. Nor can it be confirmed whether they were the same dogs as the human-faced dog that fled Tokyo.\n\n### What does this story mean\n\nIt can be read as an example of an oral tradition that explains an unfamiliar being by bringing it into the local area. Differences in body size and movement show how descriptions vary by region. This is an interpretation based on comparing the records, not a lesson explicitly stated in the tradition.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe Yamagata (山形) account of the human-faced dog (人面犬) is an oral tradition included in a 1992 folklore collection report. It tells of a human-faced dog that fled to Yamagata after attracting attention in Tokyo (東京). That brief account has been retold here in Korean.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis article follows the summary of the tradition in “Yamagata no Uwasa Ikkan” and was compiled as of November 2026.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#the-story\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"the-story\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eThe Story\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is said to have been a dog with a human face in Tokyo. But the commotion surrounding the human-faced dog grew too great. The dog is said to have left Tokyo to escape the fuss. The story goes that the place it fled to was Yamagata.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#source-and-origins\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"source-and-origins\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eSource and Origins\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis retelling is based on a summary of the tradition published by the International Research Center for Japanese Studies. It appears in the center’s database of strange phenomena and yōkai traditions. The original source is a folklore collection report titled “Yamagata no Uwasa Ikkan (山形の噂一観).”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe report was written by Takahashi Toshihiro (高橋敏弘). It appeared in issue 139 of \u003cem\u003eSeikō Minzoku (西郊民俗)\u003c/em\u003e. The journal’s publication date is \u003cstrong\u003eJune 21, 1992\u003c/strong\u003e. This does not indicate when the story began or when an event occurred.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eItem checked\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails in the public record\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Item checked\"\u003eRecord number of the main account\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Details in the public record\"\u003e1140605\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Item checked\"\u003ePages covered by the report\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Details in the public record\"\u003epp. 31~32\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Item checked\"\u003ePage containing this account\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Details in the public record\"\u003ep. 31\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Item checked\"\u003eRegion of the tradition\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Details in the public record\"\u003eYamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Item checked\"\u003eSpeaker listed\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Details in the public record\"\u003eAn elementary school student in grade 1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Item checked\"\u003ePublicly available content\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Details in the public record\"\u003eBibliographic information and a summary of the tradition\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe speaker’s name is not given in the public entry. The source is therefore an anonymous oral account compiled by a public research institution. There is no basis for treating the report’s author as the story’s creator. The institution’s publication of the record also does not mean that it acknowledged the existence of human-faced dogs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#where-can-the-original-text-be-read\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"where-can-the-original-text-be-read\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhere can the original text be read\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat can be viewed directly online is a summary, not the full report. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/youkai_card.cgi?ID=1140605\"\u003epublic record for the main account\u003c/a\u003e also includes bibliographic information. To read the full original text, you need to find a library holding issue 139 of \u003cem\u003eSeikō Minzoku\u003c/em\u003e. The record also has a publication search feature that links to a search of Japan’s National Diet Library.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#other-versions-and-similar-stories\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"other-versions-and-similar-stories\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eOther Versions and Similar Stories\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two other separate records that cite the same folklore collection report. One compares the human-faced dogs of Yamagata and Tokyo. The other says that human-faced dogs are kept in an old house. The three entries should be distinguished as follows.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRecord number\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMain point of the summary\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDistinction addressed in the story\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Record number\"\u003e1140605\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Main point of the summary\"\u003eIt fled to Yamagata after attracting too much attention in Tokyo\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Distinction addressed in the story\"\u003eReason for moving and destination\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Record number\"\u003e1140606\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Main point of the summary\"\u003eYamagata’s human-faced dogs are smaller and more sluggish than Tokyo’s\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Distinction addressed in the story\"\u003eBody size and movement\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Record number\"\u003e1140609\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Main point of the summary\"\u003eThree human-faced dogs are kept in an old house\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-label=\"Distinction addressed in the story\"\u003ePlace where they are kept and number of dogs\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/youkai_card.cgi?ID=1140606\"\u003erecord about body size and movement\u003c/a\u003e describes only relative differences. It gives no measurements, such as actual size or movement speed. It is therefore impossible to calculate how small Yamagata’s human-faced dogs are.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/youkai_card.cgi?ID=1140609\"\u003erecord about the old house\u003c/a\u003e says that three dogs are kept there. The public summary does not give the house’s name or address. There is no basis for identifying any particular present-day home as the setting of this story.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoining the three entries together creates a plot that is not in the original summaries. Writing that the dog that fled Tokyo entered that house would be one example. Explaining its small size as a result of its flight would also go beyond the records. The entries cannot be combined into one continuous story merely because they appeared in the same report.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#folklore-in-the-story\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"folklore-in-the-story\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eFolklore in the Story\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese records can be read as examples of how an unfamiliar being is brought into local storytelling. The main account explains that Tokyo’s human-faced dog came to Yamagata. A separate record also assigns regional differences to body size and behavior. This is an interpretation based on comparing the records, not an explanation given directly by the speaker.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariation in oral tradition here means differences that develop in the content being passed down. Even a being with the same name is described differently depending on where it is. In this case, the route of movement and physical traits reveal those differences.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of dogs kept in an old house places human-faced dogs within a living space. A being that travels between cities is thus also described as something someone keeps. However, the public summaries do not establish the order of the three accounts. It is also difficult to say which story branched off from another.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#origins-that-this-tradition-cannot-establish\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"origins-that-this-tradition-cannot-establish\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eOrigins that this tradition cannot establish\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fact that the account was recorded in Yamagata does not establish that human-faced dogs originated there. Tokyo, too, appears only as the point of departure within this tradition. This source alone cannot explain the origins of human-faced dog stories as a whole.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe public summaries also offer no explanation involving a particular belief or ritual. There is no basis for adding that people worshipped human-faced dogs or regarded them as punishment for breaking a taboo. The folkloric significance of this tradition can be found in the way oral accounts vary by region.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#is-the-human-faced-dog-story-true\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"is-the-human-faced-dog-story-true\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eIs the human-faced dog story true\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe material discussed here is an oral tradition, not a verified event. The database compiles records that someone told such stories. Those records do not prove that human-faced dogs existed or moved from one place to another.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#why-is-it-said-to-have-left-tokyo-for-yamagata\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"why-is-it-said-to-have-left-tokyo-for-yamagata\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhy is it said to have left Tokyo for Yamagata\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main record says it was because the dog attracted too much noisy attention in Tokyo. No separate reason is given for choosing Yamagata as its destination. The public summary also gives no means of travel or route.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#did-the-story-first-appear-in-1992\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"did-the-story-first-appear-in-1992\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eDid the story first appear in 1992\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1992 is the publication year of the folklore collection report consulted. The public record alone cannot establish when the story first arose. The publication date must be distinguished from the date when the oral tradition began.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#can-the-full-original-text-be-read-online\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"can-the-full-original-text-be-read-online\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eCan the full original text be read online\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe public record consulted provides bibliographic information and a summary of the tradition. The full report is not included on that page. To find out whether the full text is available to read, you need to check with a library holding issue 139 of \u003cem\u003eSeikō Minzoku\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#does-the-story-say-there-were-three-small-sluggish-human-faced-dogs\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"does-the-story-say-there-were-three-small-sluggish-human-faced-dogs\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eDoes the story say there were three small, sluggish human-faced dogs\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe description of small, sluggish dogs and the account of three dogs being kept are separate entries. The public summaries do not connect the two details into a single scene. Nor can it be confirmed whether they were the same dogs as the human-faced dog that fled Tokyo.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#what-does-this-story-mean\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"what-does-this-story-mean\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhat does this story mean\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can be read as an example of an oral tradition that explains an unfamiliar being by bringing it into the local area. Differences in body size and movement show how descriptions vary by region. This is an interpretation based on comparing the records, not a lesson explicitly stated in the tradition.\u003c/p\u003e\n","tags":["Cultural heritage","Folktales"],"faqs":[{"question":"Is the human-faced dog story true?","answer":"It is an oral tradition, not an event confirmed as fact. Its inclusion in a public research institution's database does not prove that human-faced dogs exist."},{"question":"Why is the human-faced dog said to have fled Tokyo for Yamagata?","answer":"The main account explains that it was because the human-faced dog had caused too much of a stir in Tokyo. The public summary does not explain why it chose Yamagata or give a specific route."},{"question":"Where can I read the original text of the human-faced dog account?","answer":"You can read the bibliographic information and summary in the International Research Center for Japanese Studies' Database of Folktales of Strange Phenomena and Yokai. To read the full original text, you need to check access with an institution holding issue 139 of Seiko Minzoku, which contains the folklore collection report."},{"question":"Is 1992 the year the human-faced dog story first appeared?","answer":"June 21, 1992 is the publication date of the magazine containing the folklore collection report that was consulted. It does not indicate when the story first arose or when a sighting occurred."},{"question":"How does the human-faced dog in Yamagata differ from the one in Tokyo?","answer":"A separate record says that the human-faced dog in Yamagata is smaller and more sluggish than the one in Tokyo. No specific figures are given for its size or speed."},{"question":"Did the three human-faced dogs in the old house also come from Tokyo?","answer":"The account of three being kept in an old house is a separate record. The public summary does not confirm that those human-faced dogs had fled Tokyo."},{"question":"What is the significance of the Yamagata human-faced dog tradition?","answer":"It can be interpreted as an example of an oral tradition that places an unfamiliar being in the local area to explain it. The differences in size and behavior also show how stories change from region to region. This does not mean that any specific beliefs or rituals have been confirmed."}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/youkai_card.cgi?ID=1140605","title":"International Research Center for Japanese Studies Database of Strange Phenomena and Yokai Folklore: Human-Faced Dog, Record 1140605","type":"source"},{"url":"https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/youkai_card.cgi?ID=1140606","title":"International Research Center for Japanese Studies Database of Strange Phenomena and Yokai Folklore: Size and Movements of a Human-Faced Dog, Record 1140606","type":"source"},{"url":"https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/youkai_card.cgi?ID=1140609","title":"International Research Center for Japanese Studies Database of Strange Phenomena and Yokai Folklore: Three Human-Faced Dogs in an Old House, Record 1140609","type":"source"}],"images":[{"id":2604,"url":"https://injoys.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDAyNDQsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--6bd7e0d3aa4b1846a69b233780d248283702693a/ai-c3903127.webp","is_representative":true,"generation_method":"ai_image","license":"ai_generated","mime_type":"image/webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"translations":{"ko":{"alt":"해 질 무렵 산 아래 안개 낀 들판에서 사람 같은 머리를 한 개가 등을 보이는 목판화풍 풍경","caption":"야마가타 전승은 인면견이 도쿄에서 지나치게 화제가 되자 야마가타로 피했다고 전한다.","description":null},"en":{"alt":"A dog with a human-shaped head, seen from behind in misty fields beneath mountains at dusk, in woodblock style.","caption":"The Yamagata legend says the jinmenken fled there after attracting too much attention in Tokyo.","description":null},"ja":{"alt":"夕暮れの山々の麓、霧に包まれた野原で人のような頭をした犬が背を向ける木版画風の風景","caption":"山形の伝承では、人面犬は東京で話題になりすぎたため山形へ逃れたとされる。","description":null},"es":{"alt":"Un perro con cabeza de aspecto humano, de espaldas entre campos brumosos y montañas al ocaso, al estilo de una xilografía.","caption":"La leyenda de Yamagata cuenta que el jinmenken huyó allí tras llamar demasiado la atención en Tokio.","description":null},"id":{"alt":"Anjing berkepala mirip manusia tampak dari belakang di ladang berkabut dekat pegunungan saat senja, bergaya cukil kayu.","caption":"Legenda Yamagata menyebut jinmenken mengungsi ke sana setelah terlalu banyak menarik perhatian di Tokyo.","description":null},"pt":{"alt":"Um cão com cabeça de aspecto humano, de costas em campos enevoados entre montanhas ao anoitecer, em estilo de xilogravura.","caption":"A lenda de Yamagata conta que o jinmenken fugiu para lá após atrair atenção demais em Tóquio.","description":null},"zh-hant":{"alt":"暮色中的山腳田野籠罩薄霧，一隻頭形似人的狗背向觀者，呈現木版畫風格","caption":"山形的傳說稱，人面犬因在東京引起過多關注而逃往山形。","description":null},"de":{"alt":"Ein Hund mit menschenähnlichem Kopf, von hinten im nebligen Bergland bei Dämmerung, im Holzschnittstil.","caption":"Der Überlieferung aus Yamagata zufolge floh der Jinmenken dorthin, weil er in Tokio zu viel Aufsehen erregt hatte.","description":null}}},{"id":2605,"url":"https://injoys.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDAyNTAsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--b28073f9a622ebc0aa38f15dda5149a9c1c7fbce/ai-c80dae21.webp","is_representative":false,"generation_method":"ai_image","license":"ai_generated","mime_type":"image/webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"translations":{"ko":{"alt":"달빛이 비치는 오래된 목조 가옥의 툇마루에 얼굴을 숨긴 개 같은 형체 세 마리가 있는 삽화","caption":"인면견 세 마리를 기른다는 이야기는 별도 항목으로 기록되어 있다.","description":null},"en":{"alt":"Three doglike figures with hidden faces on the veranda of an old wooden house under moonlight","caption":"A separate entry records an account of keeping three jinmenken.","description":null},"ja":{"alt":"月明かりに照らされた古い木造家屋の縁側に、顔を隠した犬のような姿が三つある挿絵","caption":"人面犬を三匹飼っているという話は、別の項目に記録されている。","description":null},"es":{"alt":"Tres figuras caninas con rostros ocultos en la veranda de una vieja casa de madera bajo la luz de la luna","caption":"Una entrada aparte recoge el relato de la crianza de tres jinmenken.","description":null},"id":{"alt":"Tiga sosok mirip anjing dengan wajah tersembunyi di beranda rumah kayu tua dalam cahaya bulan","caption":"Kisah tentang memelihara tiga jinmenken dicatat dalam entri tersendiri.","description":null},"pt":{"alt":"Três figuras caninas com rostos ocultos na varanda de uma velha casa de madeira ao luar","caption":"Um registro separado relata a criação de três jinmenken.","description":null},"zh-hant":{"alt":"月光下的老木屋緣廊上，三個犬形身影隱藏著臉部","caption":"飼養三隻人面犬的說法記載於另一個獨立條目中。","description":null},"de":{"alt":"Drei hundeartige Gestalten mit verborgenen Gesichtern auf der Veranda eines alten Holzhauses im Mondlicht","caption":"Ein eigener Eintrag berichtet von der Haltung dreier Jinmenken.","description":null}}}],"published_at":"2026-11-09T08:35:58+09:00","updated_at":"2026-11-09T08:35:58+09:00","license":"cc_by","translation_status":"reviewed","available_locales":["ko","en","ja","es"],"data_locales":["ko","en","ja","es","id","pt","zh-hant","de"],"url":"https://injoys.com/en/articles/human-faced-dog-yamagata-tale-origins"}