Tokachi Plain
A flat expanse where the hundoci grunts and old legends linger.
The Tokachi Plain is a region in eastern Hokkaido. In the folklore of the town of Ikeda in the eastern part of the Tokachi Plain, the creature known as the hundoci is said to make an occasional grunting noise like "hunn (フンッ)" and appears in the guise of a diminutive old person of indeterminate gender. The creature is known by the name hundoci or slight variants thereof in the Tokachi and Kushiro regions.
- Region
- Eastern Hokkaido
- Primary Feature
- Vast agricultural plains and wetlands
- Key Crops
- Potatoes, dairy farming
- Strategic Role
- Site of major conflict regarding land rights and treasure clues
- Cultural Significance
- Home to Ainu communities facing displacement
Lore & Background
The Tokachi Plain is specifically mentioned in the source only in connection with the folklore of the town of Ikeda, located in the eastern part of the plain. There, the creature called the hundoci is said to make an occasional grunting noise like "hunn (フンッ)" and appears in the guise of a diminutive old person of indeterminate gender. The name hundoci or slight variants thereof are used in the Tokachi and Kushiro regions. No other details about the plain's geography, agriculture, or history are provided in the source.
In Their Own Story
In the town of Ikeda on the eastern Tokachi Plain, locals tell of the hundoci, a creature that makes a grunting noise like "hunn (フンッ)" and appears as a tiny old person whose gender cannot be told. The name hundoci, or slight variants, is known across the Tokachi and Kushiro regions.
Reader's Guide
The Tokachi Plain is referenced in the source only as the location of the town of Ikeda, where folklore describes the hundoci. The hundoci is said to make an occasional grunting noise like "hunn (フンッ)" and appears in the guise of a diminutive old person of indeterminate gender. The name hundoci or slight variants are used in the Tokachi and Kushiro regions. No other information about the plain is provided.
Did You Know?
- The creature known as the hundoci is said to make an occasional grunting noise like "hunn (フンッ)" in the folklore of Ikeda town on the Tokachi Plain.
- The hundoci appears in the guise of a diminutive old person of indeterminate gender.
- The name hundoci or slight variants are used in the Tokachi and Kushiro regions.
- The town of Ikeda is located in the eastern part of the Tokachi Plain.