According to "Saikai Zokudan," it is said to have lived in Yoshino County of Nara Prefecture and could hurt face, arms and legs and even throat of humans just by touching the monster.
『斎諧俗談』では奈良県吉野郡にいるものとされ、人間はこれに触れただけで顔、手足、喉まで傷つけられるとある。