Onigashima (「鬼ヶ島」?) is an island visited by the Japanese folk tale character Momotarō. Momotarō left his parents to fight a band of marauding oni on the distant island of Onigashima. En route, Momotarō met and befriended a talking dog, monkey, and pheasant, who agreed to help him in his quest. At the island, Momotarō and his animal friends penetrated the demons' fort and beat the band of demons into surrendering. Momotarō and his new friends returned home with the demons' plundered treasure and the demon chief as a captive. Momotarō and his family lived comfortably from then on.