Minamoto no Yorimitsu led his Shitennō retainers — Sakata no Kintoki, Watanabe no Tsuna, Usui Sadamitsu, and Urabe no Suetake — on the expedition to Mount Ōe to slay Shuten-dōji.
The Yorimitsu Shitennō joined Minamoto no Yorimitsu on the expedition to Mount Ōe, disguising themselves as yamabushi to infiltrate Shuten-dōji's fortress. They served the demon king drugged sake from the gods, then drew their swords while he slept.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu led the campaign against the oni of Mount Ōe, where Ibaraki-dōji served as Shuten-dōji's fiercest lieutenant, raiding the capital and terrorizing travelers on the demon king's behalf.
Shuten-dōji was Minamoto no Yorimitsu's greatest adversary. The demon king of Mount Ōe terrorized the capital until Yorimitsu tricked him with divine poisoned sake and beheaded him — the most celebrated demon-slaying tale in Japanese folklore.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu battled the tsuchigumo earth spider, which attacked him through illness and disguise. The creature's defeat by Yorimitsu and his retainers is one of the most famous monster-slaying episodes in Japanese folklore.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu and his Shitennō retainers slew Shuten-dōji on Mount Ōe by tricking the oni king with poisoned sake and beheading him in his stupor.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu slashed the tsuchigumo earth spider when it appeared at his sickbed disguised as a monk. His retainers followed the blood trail and destroyed the creature, lifting Minamoto no Yorimitsu's mysterious illness.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu led the Yorimitsu Shitennō, his band of four legendary retainers named after the Buddhist guardian deities. Together they formed Japan's most celebrated demon-slaying company.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu discovered the young Kintarō living wild in the Ashigara mountains with his mother Yamauba. Recognizing the boy's supernatural strength, Yorimitsu recruited him into his service as one of the Shitennō.
Higekiri was Minamoto no Yorimitsu's blade through his greatest exploits, passed down through the Minamoto clan as a treasure of demon-slaying lineage. Yorimitsu carried it to Mount Ōe and used it to behead Shuten-dōji in his sleep.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu led his Shitennō to Mount Ōe to destroy Shuten-dōji's oni fortress. The mountain was the site of their greatest victory, where they tricked the demon king with poisoned sake and beheaded him.
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