Satori (folklore)

"Satori" is a "monkey" by Masasumi Ryūsaikanjin
"Satori" from the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki by Sekien Toriyama

Satori (覚, "consciousness") in Japanese folklore are mind-reading monkey-like monsters ("yōkai") said to dwell within the mountains of Hida and Mino (presently Gifu Prefecture).[1]

  1. ^ "あしなか 通巻70号 檜枝岐昔話集". 怪異・妖怪伝承データベース. 国際日本文化研究センター. Retrieved 2008-12-14.