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In English language, to " spirit away" means to remove without anyone's noticing.
In Japanese folklore, spiriting away (Japanese: Kamikakushi (), ) refers to the mysterious disappearance or death of a person, after they had angered the spirits ( kami). There are numerous legends of humans being abducted to the spirit world by kami. Folklorist Kunio Yanagita recorded several tales of kamikakushi in Tōno Monogatari (遠野物語, Tōno Tales, 1909).
In Philippine folklore, spiriting away means disappearance of a person towards the land of the (enchanted beings). One example is Biringan, a magical city rumored to be found in Samar.
Elijah disappears when a chariot of fire appears and is taken up to heaven in a whirlwind.
Philip the Evangelist is taken away by the Holy Spirit after witnessing to the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8).
In the series Higurashi When They Cry one person dies and one disappears mysteriously every year in Hinamizawa village. This is known as "Oyashiro-sama's curse," named after the village kami Oyashiro. The first arc of the series "Onikakushi-hen" translates to "Abducted by Demons" or "Demoning away".
In the novel and manga Missing / Spirited Away by Gakuto Coda, the main character Utsume Kyoichi goes missing for a second time, in the company of his new spirit girlfriend Ayame.
In the manga Rin-ne by Rumiko Takahashi, heroine Sakura Mamiya disappeared for a week after being taken away by spirits, and she was brought back to this world by Rinne's grandmother Tamako. Sakura can't remember what exactly happened to her during these days, but as a consequence she gained spiritual powers that let her see ghosts, something that she wants to get rid of.
Kamikakushi is mentioned in a song "Madoite Kitare, Yuuda na Kamikakushi ~ Border of Death" by IOSYS. It refers to Yukari's mystic abilities.
In the video game series Fatal Frame many of the characters get spirited away by ghosts often leading them into a spirit world where they use the Camera Obscura, an antique camera-like device that captures images of spirits to either find a way out or save someone who has been spirited away.
In the Japanese classic film Goyokin by Hideo Gosha (starring Tatsuya Nakadai), kamikakushi is mentioned after the inhabitants of a small fishing village all mysteriously vanish.
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