Editing Tsuchigumo (section)

==Associated Legends==
Due to the popularity of the yōkai tales, several locations in Japan have legends connecting them to the Tsuchigumo:

* '''Mount Katsuragi, Nara:''' As mentioned, [[Katsuragi Hitokotonushi Shrine]] has a "Tsuchigumo mound" (土蜘蛛塚) associated with Emperor Jimmu's victory.<ref name=MurakamiJiten/>
* '''Kyoto:'''
**   [[Jōbon Rendai-ji]] temple in Kita Ward houses a mound dedicated to Minamoto no Yorimitsu (源頼光朝臣塚), which local legend claims was originally the Tsuchigumo's nest. A story tells that someone who tried to cut down a tree near the mound fell mysteriously ill and died.<ref name="sanpo" />
**   A mound near Ichijō-dori street in Kamigyō Ward is also said to have been a Tsuchigumo nest. A stone lantern unearthed there, dubbed the "Spider Lantern" (蜘蛛灯籠), reportedly brought misfortune to whoever possessed it. Feared as a manifestation of the Tsuchigumo's curse, it is now housed at Higashimukai Kannon-ji temple.<ref name="sanpo" />
* '''Minamoto no Mitsunaka's Betrayal:''' One theory suggests that the persistent targeting of Yorimitsu and his retainers by yōkai like the Tsuchigumo and Shuten-dōji stems from an alleged betrayal by Yorimitsu's father, [[Minamoto no Mitsunaka]]. According to this theory, Mitsunaka initially allied with Tsuchigumo/oni forces to rebel against the [[Fujiwara clan]] but betrayed them during the [[Anna incident]] (969 AD) to save himself, thus incurring their lasting enmity upon his descendants.<ref>{{Cite book|author=多田克己|authorlink=Tada Katsumi|title=幻想世界の住人たち|volume=IV|year=1990|publisher=[[Shinkigensha]]|series=[[Truth In Fantasy]]|isbn=978-4-915146-44-2|page=77}}</ref>