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  2. Kitsune - Wikipedia

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    A nine-tailed fox spirit (kyūbi no kitsune) scaring Prince Hanzoku; print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Edo period, 19th century. In Japanese folklore, kitsune (狐, きつね, IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɨne̞] ⓘ) are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser.

  3. Fox spirit - Wikipedia

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    Daji, a well-known character who was a fox spirit in the Fengshen Yanyi; Hồ ly tinh, a similar fox spirit from Vietnam; Huxian, the fox immortals, highly cultivated fox spirits in Chinese tradition; Kitsune, a similar fox spirit from Japan; Kumiho, a similar fox spirit from Korea; Nine-tailed fox, the most well-known fox spirit in Chinese ...

  4. Osaki - Wikipedia

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    There is also a legend of an osaki that was originally a nine-tailed fox, Tamamo-no-mae, who perished at Nasu field (a field near Nasu), its golden fur flying off in the process, and became a spirit, after which the nine-tailed fox transformed into a sessho-seki (killing stone), and when the monk Gennō Shinshō came to calm this curse by ...

  5. Nine-tailed fox - Wikipedia

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    The fox spirit is an especially prolific shapeshifter, known variously as the húli jīng (fox spirit) in China, the kitsune (fox) in Japan, and the kumiho (nine-tailed fox) in Korea. Although the specifics of the tales vary, these fox spirits can usually shapeshift, often taking the form of beautiful young women who attempt to seduce men ...

  6. Kuda-gitsune - Wikipedia

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    The izuna (飯綱) is a kindred sort of spirit, employed by the "fox-user" or kitsune-tsukai (狐遣い), [d] [13] (although in modern standard Japanese, the word is pronounced īzuna and denotes the least weasel). The osaki fox is also identified as an equivalent spirit employed by the "fox-user" (kitsune tsukai). [13]

  7. Inari Ōkami - Wikipedia

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    Fried tofu is believed to be a favorite food of Japanese foxes, and in some regions an Inari-zushi roll has pointed corners that resemble fox ears, thus reinforcing the association. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Priests do not normally offer these foods to the deity, but it is common for shops that line the approach to an Inari shrine to sell fried tofu for ...

  8. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A ball guarded by a kitsune (fox spirit) which can give the one who obtains it power to force the kitsune to help them. It is said to hold some reserves of the kitsune 's power. Hōsōshi A four-eyed, sword-wielding ritual exorcist who leads funeral processions and expels evil spirits. Hosuseri

  9. Yako (fox) - Wikipedia

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    In Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, they normally bring along a great crowd that walks with them, and thus there is the phrase "yako's thousand-fox company (ヤコの千匹連れ, yako no senbiki tsure)." [5] In Nagasaki Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, and other places in Northern Kyūshū, those who are possessed by a yako show symptoms like an ...