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  2. Kitsune - Wikipedia

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    Japanese metal idol band Babymetal refer to the kitsune myth in their lyrics and include the use of fox masks, hand signs, and animation interludes during live shows. [78] Western authors of fiction have also made use of the kitsune legends although not in extensive detail.

  3. Hyottoko - Wikipedia

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    In some parts of north eastern Japan, Hyottoko is regarded as the god of fire. There is a well known folk story in the form of music, izumoyasugibushi (出雲安来節) where a fisherman dances with a bamboo basket, having the same visual expression as the mask of Hyottoko. During this dance, a person puts five yen coins on their nose.

  4. Tsukumogami - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese folklore, tsukumogami (付喪神 or つくも神, [note 1] [1] lit. "tool kami") are tools that have acquired a kami or spirit. [2] According to an annotated version of The Tales of Ise titled Ise Monogatari Shō, there is a theory originally from the Onmyōki (陰陽記) that foxes and tanuki, among other beings, that have lived for at least a hundred years and changed forms are ...

  5. Japanese folklore - Wikipedia

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    Japanese folklore encompasses the informally learned folk traditions of Japan and the Japanese people as expressed in its oral traditions, customs, and material culture. In Japanese, the term minkan denshō (民間伝承, "transmissions among the folk") is used to describe folklore. The academic study of folklore is known as minzokugaku ...

  6. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    Two kami of earth, clay and pottery, either born from Izanami and Izanagi after Japan was made, or from Izanami's feces as she died from giving birth to Kagu-tsuchi. Hannya A Noh mask representing a jealous female demon. Haradashi A humanoid creature with a giant face on its stomach, that enjoys making people laugh with zany antics. Harionago

  7. Takengei - Wikipedia

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    Takengei (竹ン芸) is a Japanese autumn festival performance. It is currently held in the Wakamiya Inari Jinja shrine in Nagasaki City. Since 2003, it is officially registered as part of Japan’s Folk Intangible Patrimony. [1] Takengei is an annual two-day event organized on October 14 and 15.

  8. Oni - Wikipedia

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    Oni Mask [45] is a story where a young girl goes off to work at a ladies' house to make money for her ailing mother. She talks to a mask of her mother's face once she is done with her work to comfort herself. One day, the curious coworkers see the mask and decide to prank her by putting on an oni mask to replace the mother's mask.

  9. Hakuzōsu - Wikipedia

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    Hakuzōsu. The moment the creature is in the process of transforming from the priest into the wild fox. Woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.. Hakuzōsu (白蔵主), also written Hakuzosu and Hakuzousu, is the name of a popular kitsune character who pretended to be a priest in Japanese folklore.

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