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Hare of Inaba
イナバシロウサギWhite rabbit of Inaba
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Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book

Artwork from Devil Children White Book

Other Name(s) Mocking LeporidSoul Hackers 2 (Risky Enemy)
Origin Japanese culture
Race(s) BeastSoul Hackers 2

FoodShin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

MuteDevil Children Black Book and Red Book
Devil Children White Book

UMAShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
Kētai Akuma Densho

WilderDevil Survivor 2
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Arcana Moon
Voice Actor(s) Casey MongilloShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
 (EN)

Hare of Inaba is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

The White Hare of Inaba and Ōnamuchi-no-kami at Hakuto Shrine in Tottori

The White Hare of Inaba is a figure from Japanese mythology associated with the ancient province of Inaba, now eastern Tottori Prefecture. The legend forms part of the Izumo denrai, or mythological tradition originating from the Izumo region and appears in the Kojiki (712 CE), where it is closely connected to the kami Ōnamuchi-no-kami, later known as Ōkuninushi.

In the Kojiki account, the hare deceives a group of wanizame (crocodile or shark-like creatures) into forming a bridge so it may cross from the Oki Islands to the mainland. After revealing the trick, it is attacked and stripped of its fur. When Ōnamuchi and his eighty brothers encounter the flayed hare, the brothers mock it and give harmful advice, telling it to wash in the sea and dry itself in the wind, which only increases its suffering. In contrast, Ōnamuchi instructs it to wash in fresh water and roll in cattail pollen, which heals its wounds. In gratitude, the hare reveals itself as a deity and prophesies that Ōnamuchi, rather than his brothers, will win the hand of Princess Yakami-hime. The legend emphasizes Ōnamuchi’s benevolence and wisdom and serves as an early demonstration of his divine favor.

A separate regional tradition associates the white hare with the sun goddess Amaterasu, guiding her to a suitable site for a temporary palace along Nakayama and Reiseki mountains. Accompanied by the hare, Amaterasu reaches a mountaintop plain now known as Ise ga naru, where the hare subsequently disappears. Shrines in Tottori Prefecture, including Hakuto Shrine, venerate the hare as a sacred figure.

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Gameplay

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Known in Japanese as "Inaba no Shirousagi," it is a smart rabbit written of in the Kojiki, worshipped as a hare god.

Wanting to cross the sea from Oki Island to the mainland, he had sharks line up in a row and crossed, pretending to help count them. But when he crossed and revealed that he was just using them, the sharks skinned him. He was healed by a passing god.

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Known in Japanese as "Inaba no Shirousagi," it is a smart rabbit written of in the Kojiki, worshipped as a hare god.

Wanting to cross the sea from Oki Island to the mainland, he had sharks line up in a row and crossed, pretending to help count them. But when he crossed and revealed that he was just using them, the sharks skinned him. He was healed by a passing god.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Known in Japanese as "Inaba no Shirousagi," it is a smart rabbit written of in the Kojiki, worshipped as a hare god.
Wanting to cross the sea from Oki Island to the mainland, he had sharks line up in a row and crossed, pretending to help count them. But when he crossed and revealed that he was just using them, the sharks skinned him. He was healed by a passing god.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Known in Japanese as "Inaba no Shirousagi," it is a smart rabbit written about in the Kojiki, worshiped as a hare god.

Wanting to cross the sea from Oki Island to the mainland, he had sharks line up in a row and crossed on them, under the guise of helping to count them. Once he crossed and revealed that he was just using them as a bridge, the sharks skinned him. He was healed by a passing god.

Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

Known in Japanese as "Inaba no Shirousagi", it is a smart rabbit written of in old tales, worshiped as a hare god. Wanting to cross the sea from Oki island to the mainland, he had sharks line up in a row and crossed, pretending to help count them. But when he crossed and revealed that he was just using them, the sharks skinned him. Later he learned the arts of healing from the deity Ókuninushi, and cured himself.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
(Akuma Zensho; PSP)

出身地：日本

因幡白兎。古事記、出雲神話で有名な狡猾な兎。白兎神として祀られる。

隠岐島から因幡の国に渡ろうと考えたイナバシロウサギは、ワニザメを騙して海に並ばせ、数を数えるフリをしてその上を飛んで行こうとした。しかし渡りきったところで騙したことを明かしたため、最後のワニザメに皮を剥ぎとられた。

傷を負ったイナバシロウサギは、オオクニヌシ神に正しい治療法を教わり、これを治した。
Translation: Place of origin: Japan
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
(3DS)

Known in Japanese as "Inaba no Shirousagi," it is a smart rabbit written about in the Kojiki, worshiped as a hare god.
Wanting to cross the sea from Oki Island to the mainland, he had sharks line up in a row and crossed on them, under the guise of helping to count them.
Once he crossed and revealed that he was just using them as a bridge, the sharks skinned him. He was healed by a passing god.

Soul Hackers 2

Known in Japanese as "Inaba no Shirousagi," this clever rabbit, written about in the Kojiki, is worshiped as a hare god. Wanting to cross the sea from Oki Island to the mainland, he tricked a multitude of sharks into lining up and forming a makeshift bridge by challenging them to see which of the sharks' clans was larger. Upon safe passage, he revealed his plot to the sharks, only to be captured and skinned by them soon after. He was, however, later healed by a passing god.

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Known in Japanese as "Inaba no Shirousagi," it is a smart rabbit written of in the Kojiki, worshipped as a hare god.

Devil Children Black Book and Red Book GBC: おせじがうまく　よくウソをつく　ウサギのデビル　おしゃべりすぎて　ウソを　じぶんで　ばらしてしまう
PS: おせじが上手く　よくウソをつく　ウサギのデビル　おしゃべりすぎて　ウソを自分で　ばらしてしまう
Translation:
Devil Children White Book おせじがうまく　よくウソをつく　ウサギのデビル　おしゃべりすぎて　ウソを　じぶんで　ばらしてしまう
Translation:
Devil Survivor 2

Known in Japanese as "Inaba no Shirousagi," it is a smart rabbit written of in the Kojiki, worshipped as a hare god.

Wanting to cross the sea from Oki Island to the mainland, he had sharks line up in a row and crossed, pretending to help count them. But when he crossed and revealed that he was just using them, the sharks skinned him. He was healed by a passing god.

Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Kētai Akuma Densho

出雲神話に登場した、白兎神。ワニザメの背を使い因幡国に渡ろうとした話で知られる。

出身地：日本
この兎神は、ワニザメをあざむき海に並ばせ、その背中を利用して隠岐の島から因幡国へ渡ろうとしたという有名な話で知られる。うまく渡りきる手前で自分の頭のよさに対する喜びを押さえきれずに、ワニザメ達にあざむいていたことを話したところ、ワニザメ達の怒りに触れ皮を剥ぎ取られてしまう。その後、大国主命の兄弟の悪知恵で、その傷は悪化したが、苦しんでいたとことを通りかかった大国主命に治療法を教わり、傷は直って元通りの体に戻ったと言われる。
Translation:

Nomenclature

Hare of InabaEnemy-only

From the Japanese 因幡白兎 Inaba Shirousagi ("White Rabbit of Inaba").

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English Hare of Inaba
Japanese イナバシロウサギ Inaba Shirousagi White Rabbit of Inaba
Simplified Chinese 因幡白兔 Yīnfān Báitù White Rabbit of Inaba
Traditional Chinese 因幡白兔 Yīnfān Báitù White Rabbit of Inaba
French Lièvre d'Inaba Hare of Inaba
German Hase von Inaba Hare of Inaba
Italian Lepre di Inaba Hare of Inaba
Korean 이나바백토白兎Shin Megami Tensei IV
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
 Inababaekto		 White rabbit of Inaba
이나바의 흰토끼Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
 Inaba-ui Huintokki		 White Rabbit of Inaba
이나바의 흰토끼Soul Hackers 2
 Inaba-ui Huin Tokki		 White Rabbit of Inaba
Peninsular Spanish Liebre de Inaba Hare of Inaba
Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English Mocking LeporidSoul Hackers 2 (Risky Enemy)
Japanese 嘲笑する小さき獣Soul Hackers 2 (Risky Enemy)
 Chōshō suru Chīsaki Kemono		 Mocking Little Beast
Simplified Chinese 发出嘲笑的娇小野兽Soul Hackers 2 (Risky Enemy)
 Fāchū Cháoxiào de Jiāoxiǎo Yěshòu		 Mocking Little Beast
Traditional Chinese 發出嘲笑的小野獸Soul Hackers 2 (Risky Enemy)
 Fāchū Cháoxiào de Xiǎo Yěshòu		 Mocking Little Beast
French Petite bête moqueuseSoul Hackers 2 (Risky Enemy)
 Little Mocking Beast
German Spöttelndes BallenwildSoul Hackers 2 (Risky Enemy)
 Mocking Game-Rabbit
Italian Piccola bestia irriverenteSoul Hackers 2 (Risky Enemy)
 Irreverent Little Beast
Korean 비웃는 작은 짐승Soul Hackers 2 (Risky Enemy)
 Biunneun Jageun Jimseung		 Mocking Little Beast
Peninsular Spanish Bestia burlonaSoul Hackers 2 (Risky Enemy)
 Mocking Beast

Gallery

Videos

Hare of Inaba's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Hare of Inaba's Daily Demon Future Prediction with Ringo for Soul Hackers 2
Hare of Inaba's Lunar New Year 2023 Greeting for Soul Hackers 2
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