In Meiji 21, or 1888, December 26, the Miyako Shinbun reported that at Mii-dera, Wakayama Prefecture, there was an "umibōzu" like a large monkey with a height of about 7-8 shaku (about 2.1-2.4 meters) and a weight of about 60~70 kan (about 225~263 kilograms). It is said to have had brown hair, orange eyes, and had the mouth of a crocodile, the torso of a fish, the tail of a lobster, and the cry of a bull. In Nagano Prefecture, there are "umibōzu" who live in rivers, unusual through all provinces. According to legend, they live in rivers near Kaesa, Nakano, and had giant bodies and black heads that looked like big Buddha statues. Only their upper bodies were said to be above water. Outside Japan, there are half-human legends about sea monks and sea bishops. According to the essay, the "Kansō Jigo" (閑窓自語) of the Kansei era, in Kaizuka, Izumi (now Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture), an "umibōzu" would rise up and stay above ground for 3 days, and children were warned not to go out until it returned to the sea. In the essay "Usō Kanwa" (雨窓閑話), in Kuwana (now Mie Prefecture), it was said that "umibōzu" would appear at the end of the month so it was forbidden to set sail during that time, but it is said that one sailor broke this ban and went out to sea whereupon an "umibōzu" appeared and asked, "am I fearsome?" to which the sailor answered, "there is nothing as fearsome as navigating through the whole world," at which the "umibōzu" disappeared. Similarly, there is a legend about a "zatō gashira" (blind man head), a blind bōzu that appears above the sea, and it would ask people "am I fearsome?" and if one acts scared by saying "I'm scared" or "please help," it would say "you should not be going out to sea at the end of the month" and disappear. In the "Kii Zōdan Shū" of the Edo Period are statements about "umibōzu" called ""kuro nyūdō"" (black priest initiates).