Ibaraki-dōji haunted the Rashōmon gate in Kyōto, terrorizing all who passed until the warrior Watanabe no Tsuna severed the demon's arm there, making the gate the site of one of Japan's most famous demon encounters.
Watanabe no Tsuna confronted the oni Ibaraki-dōji at the Rashōmon gate, severing the demon's arm in a midnight struggle that made the crumbling gate one of the most storied locations in Japanese legend.
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