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By Koh MochizukiMar 10, 2022
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Superstitious social media users in Japan are panicking after a huge volcanic boulder said to have imprisoned a powerful demon has cracked in half.
The infamous, now-broken landmark in the Nasu prefecture of Japan is called Sessho-seki–which translates to "killing stone." The boulder dating back 1,000 years is aptly named from the belief anyone who comes in close contact with it, dies.
A Japanese Twitter user by the name of @Lily0727K shared a photo of the Sessho-seki in its current state and said of her unsettling discovery:
"I feel like I've seen something that shouldn't be seen."
\u4e5d\u5c3e\u306e\u72d0\u306e\u4f1d\u8aac\u304c\u6b8b\u308b\u3001\u6bba\u751f\u77f3\u306b\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3067\u3084\u3063\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\n\n\u7e04\u3067\u3050\u308b\u3063\u3068\u5dfb\u304b\u308c\u305f\u771f\u3093\u4e2d\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u5ca9\u304c\u305d\u308c\u2026\n\n\u306e\u306f\u305a\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u306a\u3093\u3068\u5ca9\u306f\u771f\u3063\u4e8c\u3064\u306b\u5272\u308c\u3066\u3001\u7e04\u3082\u5916\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\n\n\u6f2b\u753b\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3089\u307e\u3055\u306b\u5c01\u5370\u304c\u89e3\u304b\u308c\u3066\u4e5d\u5c3e\u306e\u72d0\u306b\u53d6\u308a\u6191\u304b\u308c\u308b\u30d1\u30bf\u30fc\u30f3\u3067\u3001\u898b\u3066\u306f\u3044\u3051\u306a\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3063\u305f\u6c17\u304c\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002pic.twitter.com/wwkb0lGOM9
 — Lillian (@Lillian)
        1646462596

@Lily0727K/Twitter
This is what the ancient boulder used to look like, intact.

The stone, when intact, occupied pride of place on the slope of Mount Nasu.\n\n#sesshosekipic.twitter.com/LNE380DTqu
 — Business Insider India\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@Business Insider India\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3)
        1646900579

@BiIndia/Twitter
According to Japanese mythology, the stone was the transformed corpse of Tamamo-no-Mae–a beautiful woman who was exposed to be a nine-tailed demonic fox working for an evil daimyo [feudal war lord] who was planning to usurp Emperor Konoe's throne by killing him.
The targeted Emperor reigned from 1107 to 1123.
The demonic woman was slain by a warrior, and her corpse became the Sessho-seki sealed by a sacred rope called "Shimenawa."
Legend has it, the stone had been exorcised by a Buddhist monk. 
And now, here we are.

Context: Sesshoseki which is used for sealing fox spirit Tamamo-no-mae, was currently unsealed as shown of split rocks and detached rope today.\n\nWhoever decide unsealing Sesshoseki was fun, screw you and don't bring anymore chaos highlights for 2022.https://twitter.com/Lily0727K/status/1499998963193499652\u00a0\u2026
 — Maeshuu \ud83c\udf0c (@Maeshuu \ud83c\udf0c)
        1646502078
The boulder was discovered in pieces and its sacred seal torn on March 5–likely from natural weathering and age.
Masaharu Sugawara–a Nasu Kogen Yumoto Guide Club chairman and a tourism volunteer–said of the split stone:
“It’s natural, so it can’t be helped, but it’s a shame because it’s a symbol of the local area."However, locals are interpreting it as a bad omen and they are convinced that a 1,000-year-old female demoness is now on the loose.

The #Sesshoseki has broken. #TamamoNoMae is free.pic.twitter.com/xkwIwZa5bS
 — Philip (@Philip)
        1646680390

not tamamo no mae breaking out of the sesshoseki https://twitter.com/Lily0727K/status/1499998963193499652\u00a0\u2026
 — ery (@ery)
        1646502447

i'm still in disbelief that the Sesshoseki broke in half. that just sounds like a joke headlinehttps://twitter.com/Lily0727K/status/1499998963193499652\u00a0\u2026
 — \ud83d\udcef\ud83d\udc0f (@\ud83d\udcef\ud83d\udc0f)
        1646593108

Japanese depictions of Tamamo-no-Mae causing trouble  looks just like in Shang Chipic.twitter.com/AiuMZo9zfw
 — David Seto Esq davidseto.eth \ud83e\udd87\ud83d\udd0a (@David Seto Esq davidseto.eth \ud83e\udd87\ud83d\udd0a)
        1646610320

As if we didn't have enough chaos in 2022, people are bracing for the worst yet to come.

Sesshoseki split. Great evil is about to swallow the world...\n\nWe are fucked.pic.twitter.com/980u8y93Og
 — Leo (@Leo)
        1646665862

The 1,000 year old ancient Japanese Demon Stone sealing Sesshoseki cracked open yesterday (Like the Shang-Chi Dweller). \n\nWarning for 2022 like the other 2020 years: hold on to your butts.https://twitter.com/Lily0727K/status/1499998963193499652\u00a0\u2026
 — David Seto Esq davidseto.eth \ud83e\udd87\ud83d\udd0a (@David Seto Esq davidseto.eth \ud83e\udd87\ud83d\udd0a)
        1646610190

On March 5th the stone, long cracked, broke into 2 pieces.\n\nAs Tamamo's spirit was likely exorcised over 650 years ago, it seems there is nothing to worry about...but then again, this being 2022, you never know\n\nhttps://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20220306-OYT1T50156/\u00a0\u2026\n#Sesshoseki #\u6bba\u751f\u77f3 #\u7389\u85fb\u524d #\u5996\u602a #yokai
 — Camellia Tea Ceremony (@Camellia Tea Ceremony)
        1646642657

What\u2019s even more scary is that the Sesshoseki chose to split during the world\u2019s current situation\u2026. (It broke around the last two days)https://twitter.com/lily0727k/status/1499998963193499652\u00a0\u2026
 — \u308b\u306a\u2606 \u207d\u207d\u0b18(\u01a1 \u2313 \u01a1)\u0b13\u207e\u207e (@\u308b\u306a\u2606 \u207d\u207d\u0b18(\u01a1 \u2313 \u01a1)\u0b13\u207e\u207e)
        1646470692

Sooooo\n\nI just found out that Sesshoseki broke today?\n\nThey're saying possibly natural causes?\n\neither way\n\nsomeone get the vodka, this is gonna be a fucking fantastic year
 — TheLtSnow (@TheLtSnow)
        1646554270

One user was optimistic that Tamamo-no-Mae would wreak her havoc elsewhere.

#Tamamonomae seduces #Putin and ends up killing him, only take take over the Russian government and stop the #war on #Ukraine \n\nFor those of you who yet it, get it. For those of you who don\u2019t, do your research on the foxy girlboss \n\n#PutinWarCrimes #killingstone #sesshosekipic.twitter.com/jtwxcGBJoz
 — Tamao no Mae (@Tamao no Mae)
        1646798951
 According to Shimotsuke Shimbun, local and national authorities will revisit a conversation about restoring the Sessho-seki but have not officially made a formal decision.

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Superstitious social media users in Japan are panicking after a huge volcanic boulder said to have imprisoned a powerful demon has cracked in half.

The infamous, now-broken landmark in the Nasu prefecture of Japan is called Sessho-seki–which translates to "killing stone." The boulder dating back 1,000 years is aptly named from the belief anyone who comes in close contact with it, dies.

A Japanese Twitter user by the name of @Lily0727K shared a photo of the Sessho-seki in its current state and said of her unsettling discovery:

"I feel like I've seen something that shouldn't be seen."

\u4e5d\u5c3e\u306e\u72d0\u306e\u4f1d\u8aac\u304c\u6b8b\u308b\u3001\u6bba\u751f\u77f3\u306b\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3067\u3084\u3063\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\n\n\u7e04\u3067\u3050\u308b\u3063\u3068\u5dfb\u304b\u308c\u305f\u771f\u3093\u4e2d\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u5ca9\u304c\u305d\u308c\u2026\n\n\u306e\u306f\u305a\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u306a\u3093\u3068\u5ca9\u306f\u771f\u3063\u4e8c\u3064\u306b\u5272\u308c\u3066\u3001\u7e04\u3082\u5916\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\n\n\u6f2b\u753b\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3089\u307e\u3055\u306b\u5c01\u5370\u304c\u89e3\u304b\u308c\u3066\u4e5d\u5c3e\u306e\u72d0\u306b\u53d6\u308a\u6191\u304b\u308c\u308b\u30d1\u30bf\u30fc\u30f3\u3067\u3001\u898b\u3066\u306f\u3044\u3051\u306a\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3063\u305f\u6c17\u304c\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002pic.twitter.com/wwkb0lGOM9
— Lillian (@Lillian) 1646462596

@Lily0727K/Twitter

This is what the ancient boulder used to look like, intact.

The stone, when intact, occupied pride of place on the slope of Mount Nasu.\n\n#sesshosekipic.twitter.com/LNE380DTqu
— Business Insider India\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@Business Insider India\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3) 1646900579

@BiIndia/Twitter

According to Japanese mythology, the stone was the transformed corpse of Tamamo-no-Mae–a beautiful woman who was exposed to be a nine-tailed demonic fox working for an evil daimyo [feudal war lord] who was planning to usurp Emperor Konoe's throne by killing him.

The targeted Emperor reigned from 1107 to 1123.

The demonic woman was slain by a warrior, and her corpse became the Sessho-seki sealed by a sacred rope called "Shimenawa."

Legend has it, the stone had been exorcised by a Buddhist monk.

And now, here we are.

Context: Sesshoseki which is used for sealing fox spirit Tamamo-no-mae, was currently unsealed as shown of split rocks and detached rope today.\n\nWhoever decide unsealing Sesshoseki was fun, screw you and don't bring anymore chaos highlights for 2022.https://twitter.com/Lily0727K/status/1499998963193499652\u00a0\u2026
— Maeshuu \ud83c\udf0c (@Maeshuu \ud83c\udf0c) 1646502078

The boulder was discovered in pieces and its sacred seal torn on March 5–likely from natural weathering and age.

Masaharu Sugawara–a Nasu Kogen Yumoto Guide Club chairman and a tourism volunteer–said of the split stone:

“It’s natural, so it can’t be helped, but it’s a shame because it’s a symbol of the local area."

However, locals are interpreting it as a bad omen and they are convinced that a 1,000-year-old female demoness is now on the loose.

The #Sesshoseki has broken. #TamamoNoMae is free.pic.twitter.com/xkwIwZa5bS
— Philip (@Philip) 1646680390

not tamamo no mae breaking out of the sesshoseki https://twitter.com/Lily0727K/status/1499998963193499652\u00a0\u2026
— ery (@ery) 1646502447

i'm still in disbelief that the Sesshoseki broke in half. that just sounds like a joke headlinehttps://twitter.com/Lily0727K/status/1499998963193499652\u00a0\u2026
— \ud83d\udcef\ud83d\udc0f (@\ud83d\udcef\ud83d\udc0f) 1646593108

Japanese depictions of Tamamo-no-Mae causing trouble looks just like in Shang Chipic.twitter.com/AiuMZo9zfw
— David Seto Esq davidseto.eth \ud83e\udd87\ud83d\udd0a (@David Seto Esq davidseto.eth \ud83e\udd87\ud83d\udd0a) 1646610320

As if we didn't have enough chaos in 2022, people are bracing for the worst yet to come.

Sesshoseki split. Great evil is about to swallow the world...\n\nWe are fucked.pic.twitter.com/980u8y93Og
— Leo (@Leo) 1646665862

The 1,000 year old ancient Japanese Demon Stone sealing Sesshoseki cracked open yesterday (Like the Shang-Chi Dweller). \n\nWarning for 2022 like the other 2020 years: hold on to your butts.https://twitter.com/Lily0727K/status/1499998963193499652\u00a0\u2026
— David Seto Esq davidseto.eth \ud83e\udd87\ud83d\udd0a (@David Seto Esq davidseto.eth \ud83e\udd87\ud83d\udd0a) 1646610190

On March 5th the stone, long cracked, broke into 2 pieces.\n\nAs Tamamo's spirit was likely exorcised over 650 years ago, it seems there is nothing to worry about...but then again, this being 2022, you never know\n\nhttps://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20220306-OYT1T50156/\u00a0\u2026\n#Sesshoseki #\u6bba\u751f\u77f3 #\u7389\u85fb\u524d #\u5996\u602a #yokai
— Camellia Tea Ceremony (@Camellia Tea Ceremony) 1646642657

What\u2019s even more scary is that the Sesshoseki chose to split during the world\u2019s current situation\u2026. (It broke around the last two days)https://twitter.com/lily0727k/status/1499998963193499652\u00a0\u2026
— \u308b\u306a\u2606 \u207d\u207d\u0b18(\u01a1 \u2313 \u01a1)\u0b13\u207e\u207e (@\u308b\u306a\u2606 \u207d\u207d\u0b18(\u01a1 \u2313 \u01a1)\u0b13\u207e\u207e) 1646470692

Sooooo\n\nI just found out that Sesshoseki broke today?\n\nThey're saying possibly natural causes?\n\neither way\n\nsomeone get the vodka, this is gonna be a fucking fantastic year
— TheLtSnow (@TheLtSnow) 1646554270

One user was optimistic that Tamamo-no-Mae would wreak her havoc elsewhere.

#Tamamonomae seduces #Putin and ends up killing him, only take take over the Russian government and stop the #war on #Ukraine \n\nFor those of you who yet it, get it. For those of you who don\u2019t, do your research on the foxy girlboss \n\n#PutinWarCrimes #killingstone #sesshosekipic.twitter.com/jtwxcGBJoz
— Tamao no Mae (@Tamao no Mae) 1646798951

According to Shimotsuke Shimbun, local and national authorities will revisit a conversation about restoring the Sessho-seki but have not officially made a formal decision.

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