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Tsukumogami (付喪神?, "artifact spirit") are a type of Japanese spirit. According to the Tsukumogami-emaki, tsukumogami originate from items or artifacts that have reached their 100th birthday and thus become alive and aware. Any object of this age, from swords to toys, can become a tsukumogami. Tsukumogami are considered spirits and supernatural beings, as opposed to enchanted items.

Types of tsukumogami

Some of the better-known tsukumogami include the following:

* Bakezōri: straw sandals
* Karakasa (or Kasa Obake): umbrellas
* Chōchinobake: lanterns
* Ittan-momen: roll of cotton
* Biwa-bokuboku: biwa
* Furu-utsubo: old jars
* Shirouneri: thrown away, useless mosquito netting; or dust cloths
* Jotai: cloth draped from folding screens
* Morinji-no-okama: tea kettle
* Kyourinrin: scrolls and paper
* Zorigami: clocks
* Ichiren-Bozu: the heroic prayer-bead tsukumogami from the Otogizōshi
* Yamaoroshi:grater; or porcupine
* Abumi-guchi: stirrup