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  2. Kitsune - Wikipedia

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    A nine-tailed fox, from the Qing edition of the ancient text Classic of Mountains and Seas The moon on Musashi Plain (fox) by Yoshitoshi [11] The oldest relationship between the Japanese people and the fox dates back to the Jomon period necklace made by piercing the canine teeth and jawbone of the fox. [2] [3]

  3. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A race of little people from Ainu folklore who once traded with humans but have since disappeared. Korōri A hybrid beast that resembles a tanuki with the stripes of a tiger and the mouth of a wolf. Kosenjōbi Fireballs that float over former battlefields. Kosode-no-te A kosode that has come to life as a tsukumogami. Kotoamatsukami

  4. Glossary of Shinto - Wikipedia

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    ' Auspicious Heavens ') – A Japanese goddess of good fortune, wealth and prosperity. Adapted, via Buddhism, from the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Kisshōten is sometimes named as one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, replacing either Jurōjin or Fukurokuju. Kitsune* (狐, lit. ' fox ') – Animal believed to have magical powers and to be a messenger to ...

  5. List of hybrid creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Nue – A Japanese Chimera with the head of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, the body of a Japanese raccoon dog, and the front half of a snake for a tail. Qilin – A Chinese creature with the head and scales of a dragon, the antlers of a deer, the hooves of an ox, and the tail of a lion. The Japanese version is described as a deer-shaped dragon ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Japanese embrace blood type/personality pseudoscience - AOL

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    This could be the lead for a Japanese companion-wanted ad, because the country has embraced, in a big way, the pseudoscience of matching character traits with blood type. A series of books, one ...

  8. Kitsune no yomeiri - Wikipedia

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    The kitsune no yomeiri (狐の嫁入り, "the fox's wedding") is a term or metaphor for certain natural phenomena, or a folk belief regarding a supernatural event, in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. [1]

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