Sōjōbō is a tengu, which are a type of nonhuman creature in Japanese folklore and mythology with supernatural characteristics and abilities (Ashkenazi 56).
Tengu are also considered well-known example of yōkai (Foster 130).
Yōkai is a term that can describe a range of different supernatural beings.
According to Foster, a yōkai can be characterised in a number of ways, such as “… a weird or mysterious creature, a monster or fantastic being, a spirit or a sprit” (24).

There are two main sub-categories or types of tengu (Foster 131).
First, there are tengu with the primary form of a bird and second there are tengu that have the primary form of a human.
Tengu of the first sub-category are generally called kotengu but can also be called karasu tengu or shōtengu (Foster 131,135; Knutsen 10).
The second sub-category of tengu is called daitengu or “long-nosed tengu” (Knutsen 10).
As he is described as having a primarily human form, Sōjōbō belongs to the sub-category daitengu.
Sōjōbō is a tengu, which are a type of nonhuman creature in Japanese folklore and mythology with supernatural characteristics and abilities (Ashkenazi 56). Tengu are also considered well-known example of yōkai (Foster 130). Yōkai is a term that can describe a range of different supernatural beings. According to Foster, a yōkai can be characterised in a number of ways, such as “… a weird or mysterious creature, a monster or fantastic being, a spirit or a sprit” (24).
There are two main sub-categories or types of tengu (Foster 131). First, there are tengu with the primary form of a bird and second there are tengu that have the primary form of a human. Tengu of the first sub-category are generally called kotengu but can also be called karasu tengu or shōtengu (Foster 131,135; Knutsen 10). The second sub-category of tengu is called daitengu or “long-nosed tengu” (Knutsen 10). As he is described as having a primarily human form, Sōjōbō belongs to the sub-category daitengu.
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