Janjanbi (じゃんじゃん火orジャンジャン火) is an atmospheric ghost light told about the legends of various places in the Nara Prefecture. They are considered a type of onibi.[1] In the Miyazaki Prefecture they are also called musabi (むさ火) and in the Kōchi Prefecture, they are called kechibi.[2]
Their name comes from the "janjan" sound that they make. Also in Nara, there are different legends depending on the area, and different alternate names depending on the area.
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