#ozato

Ozato, by Matthew Meyer. 

おおざとう 大座頭

TRANSLATION: giant zatō (a blind entertainer) HABITAT: city streets (especially near brothels) on dark, rainy nights

APPEARANCE: Ōzatō are monsters which resemble zatō—blind entertainers under the patronage of the Edo Period shōgunate. They wear tattered robes and wooden sandals, and carry a cane and sometimes a musical instrument. They appear on rainy nights, loitering about brothels or wandering through red light districts.