Tenome (手の目, eyes of hand, or rather hand eyes) is a Japanese yōkai that appeared in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien. == Concept == They appear as a zatō (a kind of member of the blind persons' guild such as the tōdōza or a ranking of members of related groups such the Anma, moxibustion practitions, and members of the biwa hōshi, among other organizations) with both eyes not on the face, but on the palm of each hand.
Tenome (手の目, eyes of hand, or rather hand eyes) is a Japanese yōkai that appeared in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien. == Concept == They appear as a zatō (a kind of member of the blind persons' guild such as the tōdōza or a ranking of members of related groups such the Anma, moxibustion practitions, and members of the biwa hōshi, among other organizations) with both eyes not on the face, but on the palm of each hand.
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