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In Japanese folklore, kitsune (狐, きつね, IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɨne̞] ⓘ) are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According to folklore, the kitsune -foxes (or perhaps the "fox spirits") can bewitch people, just like the tanuki .
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
"Kudagitsune" from the Kasshi yawa []. From the caption, its length without the tail is calculable to "1 shaku and 2 or 3 sun (approx. 1.2–1.3 feet). [b] [c]The kuda-gitsune or kuda-kitsune (管狐, クダ狐), also pronounced kanko, is a type of spirit possession in legends around various parts of Japan.
Yako or nogitsune [2] [3] (野狐) is a type of kitsune , as told in Kyūshū. To be possessed by it is called "yako-tsuki" (野狐憑き). The word 野狐, lit. ' field fox ' or ' wild fox ', is also used for foxes in the wild in general. [4]
The term "kitsune no yomeiri" can refer to several things: atmospheric ghost lights, in which it appears as if paper lanterns from a wedding procession are floating through the dark; sunshowers; or various other phenomena that may resemble wedding processions and are referenced in classical Japanese kaidan, essays, and legends
In Japanese mythology, the stone is said to kill anyone who comes into contact with it. [1] In Japan, rocks and large stones in areas where volcanic toxic gases are generated are often named Sessho-seki (殺生石), meaning Killing Stone, and the representative of such stones is this one associated with the legend of Tamamo-no-Mae and the nine ...
In Tottori Prefecture, families possessed by a fox are called kitsune-zoru, [8] and the foxes that possess such families are called hito-gitsune. [9] It is said that around such a family, 75 kin of the fox would be playing around, and that its true identity was a male weasel. [9] Also, in Miyagi Prefecture, kuda-gitsune are also called hito ...
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.