The most handsome man in the yokai world?

---Looking up at the moon, he was handsome.

Hello, this is Kamiyo. How are you all spending this Golden Week? The other day, I went to Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture."Cosmo Isle Hakui"I went to the museum called "The occult museum". It has exhibits of rockets and other machines, reports of UFO sightings by US military pilots during the war, and papers related to UFOs, making it a must-see for fans of the occult.

Also, Hakui City, where Cosmo Isle Hakui is located, is a place that is known only to those in the know."UFO Town"When you walk around town, you'll see signs with Little Gray on them, and when you go into a restaurant, you'll see the words "UFO Parfait" on the menu. It feels a bit pushy, but if they're going to do it, I think it's better to make it this flashy as a PR revitalization for the town.

Well, as I was thinking about the world outside of Earth at Cosmo Isle Hakui, I remembered that there are also youkai that exist outside of Earth.

The image above is of a monster said to live on the moon, depicted in the picture book Hyaku Monogatari.Katsura manThere is an anecdote that if you look at the moon for a long time when it is not a full moon, you will be invited by Katsurao and your lifespan will be shortened.

In addition, in the Tales of Ise, there is an adjective with the same name, "Katsura-o no you na" (like a man of a cat). The meaning is that he is a person of mysterious beauty that is difficult for ordinary people to reach, as if he were something that exists on the moon. Is it true that she, who is born from bamboo, is the only person who lives on the moon beautiful?

However, if this monster uses the same word as Katsurao, which means beauty, one question arises. The figure of Katsurao in the illustration of the picture book Hyaku Monogatari looks just likeSmoke mascotThe point is that it is ambiguous. If you are going to use a name with such a historical meaning as Katsurao, shouldn't your appearance reflect that to some extent?

However, if you think about it, it's a cruel thing for the artist. Because the definition of what is considered an ikemen differs from person to person. Some people consider a slender, beautiful young man to be ikemen, while others prefer muscular men.

Perhaps the author of the Hyaku Monogatari picture book understood the subtleties of human taste and deliberately made Katsurao a humanoid figure hidden in a sea of clouds, leaving room for the reader's imagination that after the clouds clear, there will be a handsome man of their dreams.

Is Katsurao a good-looking man or not? Such unnecessary arguments could potentially cause rifts in relationships. The author's consideration in preventing this from happening may be what makes him a true good-looking man, I thought on the third day of Golden Week.

(Image: from Ehon Hyaku Monogatari)