Kamikakushi (\u795e\u96a0\u3057) is a word that has been in Japanese culture for hundreds of years.\u00a0It means \u201chidden by kami (god, deity, divinity, tengu, yamanba, oni, fox, or spirit)\u201d, and often translated to \u201cspirited away.\u201d\u00a0 You may have heard of Hayato Miyazaki\u2019s movie.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/youtu.be\/etiQRSOkOIg<\/a><\/p>\n Even in the present day, many people disappear in a blink of an eye (\u4e00\u77ac\u306b isshunni).\u00a0 And we call such incidents kamikakushi.\u00a0 Historically, the Japanese have been fascinated by this \u2013 many folklores (\u6c11\u8a71 minwa) have been shared, and of course, many people know the movie \u201cSpirited Away\u201d \u00a0by Hayato Miyazaki.\u00a0 Every year, many special TV programs are produced asking the public to call in any information on missing persons.\u00a0 Usually, former FBI investigators and psychic investigators from overseas are invited to assist investigations.\u00a0 As you can see, the programs are often viewed as entertainment at the expense (\u301c\u3092\u72a0\u7272\u306b\u3057\u3066 \u301cwo giseinishite) of victims\u2019 families. But some victims\u2019 families do participate just to keep the news alive.\u00a0 TV producers also use actors\/actresses as amnesia patients, asking the public to help to identify them.<\/p>\n Viewers are interested in the stories especially when the missing persons disappeared at the wink of an eye.\u00a0 Recently, a young child disappeared at a wink of an eye at a campground<\/a> without a trace. So kamikakushi is not a classical word but is very much used nowadays.<\/p>\n