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kamikakushi

trope in Japanese mythology about people being abducted by an angry god
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kamikakushi

Summary

kamikakushi ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,970 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • kamikakushi is in the country of Japan[2].
  • The location of kamikakushi was Japan[3].
  • kamikakushi is a type of kidnapping[4].
  • kamikakushi is a type of mythical event[5].
  • kamikakushi is a type of unexplained disappearance[6].
  • A participant in kamikakushi was kami[7].
  • A participant in kamikakushi was human[8].
  • kamikakushi's native label is recorded as 神隠し[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include kidnapping[4], mythical event[5], and unexplained disappearance[6].

Why It Matters

kamikakushi ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,970 views/month).[1] kamikakushi has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] kamikakushi is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Japan
    Participant → kami, human
    Subclass of → kidnapping, mythical event, unexplained disappearance
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50828|batch #50828]]: deducted from P276"
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