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The Cat is the 4th animal symbol in the 12-year cycle of the Vietnamese zodiac, and Gurung zodiac, taking place of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. [1] As such, the traits associated with the Rabbit are attributed to the Cat. Cats are in conflict with the Rat. Legends relating to the order of the Chinese zodiac often include stories as to why ...
Daikokuten (from the Besson Zakki). Upon being introduced to Japan via the esoteric Tendai and Shingon sects, Mahākāla (as 'Daikokuten') gradually transformed into a jovial, beneficent figure as his positive qualities (such as being the purveyor of wealth and fertility) increasingly came to the fore – mostly at the expense of his darker traits.
Voiced by: Yuriko Fuchizaki (2001 anime), Yō Taichi (2019 anime) (Japanese); Aaron Dismuke (2001 anime), Luci Christian (2019 anime)[135] (English) Hiro Soma (草摩 燈路, Sōma Hiro) is the Ram or Sheep of the Chinese zodiac and loves Kisa more than anything. They were best friends in elementary school.
The bakeneko (化け猫, "changed cat") is a type of Japanese yōkai, or supernatural entity; more specifically, it is a kaibyō, or supernatural cat. [2] It is often confused with the nekomata, another cat-like yōkai. [3] The distinction between them is often ambiguous, but the largest difference is that the nekomata has two tails, while the ...
The Japanese macaque (Japanese: 日本猿 Nihonzaru), characterized by brown-grey fur, a red face and buttocks, and a short tail, inhabits all of the islands in the Japanese archipelago except northernmost Hokkaido. Throughout most of Japanese history, monkeys were a familiar animal seen in fields and villages, but with habitat lost through ...
Natsuki Takaya named most of the twelve Sohmas cursed by zodiac animals after archaic names of month in the former Japanese lunisolar calendar that correspond to their zodiac animal. [8] The exceptions are Kureno and Momiji, whose names were swapped by mistake; [ 9 ] Kyo, as the cat, is not part of the official zodiac, and so does not follow ...
In Japanese folklore, cats are often depicted as supernatural entities, or kaibyō (かいびょう, "strange cat"). [22] [23] The maneki-neko of Japan is a figurine often believed to bring good luck to the owner. Literally the beckoning cat, it is often referred to in English as the "good fortune" or "good luck" cat. It is usually a sitting ...
Animals – zodiac animals and others. It is worth noting that traditional netsuke style depicts octopus figures as having a tube-like siphon protruding from the "face", similar to a mouth. If one examines closely, one will find that some octopuses have nine tentacles instead of eight. These octopuses will usually be found embracing beautiful ...