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Yoshitsune Jigoku-yaburi (義経地獄破) is a Japanese otogi-zōshi in two volumes, composed in the Muromachi period.

Title
This work lacks a title on its original text, with Yoshitsune Jigoku-yaburi ("Yoshitsune's Conquest of Hell") being a tentative title.

Date, genre and sources
Yoshitsune Jigoku-yaburi is a work of the otogi-zōshi genre in two volumes. It was composed in the Muromachi period.

It is of a kind with setsuwa tales such as Fuji no Hito-ana (富士の人穴), which feature a character's journey into hell. It also bears a similarity to Märchenesque works such as Asahina Jigoku-yaburi (朝比奈地獄破) that feature depictions of hell but are centered primarily around the human characters. Asahina Jigoku-yaburi also depicts a journey to hell in which the oni of hell are fought and defeated.

Plot
On the thirteenth day of the seventh month, a pilgrim on a journey to the eastern region encounters a yamabushi measuring seven shaku at the foot of Mount Fuji. He is given a monk's stole (紐袈裟), which he wraps around his neck. He continues along the path, until he arrives in hell.