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  2. Kitsune - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese folklore, kitsune ... This does not mean that kitsune are ... One belief is that when a kitsune changes shape, its hoshi no tama holds a portion of its ...

  3. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    Hoshi no Tama 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

  4. Kuzunoha - Wikipedia

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    The kitsune Kuzunoha. Note the shadow of a fox cast on the screen. Print by Kuniyoshi. Kuzunoha (葛の葉, Kuzunoha), also written Kuzu-no-Ha, is the name of a popular kitsune character in Japanese folklore. Her name means leaf of arrowroot. Legend states that she is the mother of Abe no Seimei, the famous onmyōji.

  5. Folktales from Japan - Wikipedia

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    Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan (ふるさと 再生 ( さいせい ) 日本 ( にっぽん ) の 昔 ( むかし ) ばなし, Furusato Saisei: Nippon no Mukashi Banashi) is a 258-episode long Japanese anime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan.

  6. Kitsunebi - Wikipedia

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    Kitsune no Gyoretsu(Ōji 2010) Kitsune no Gyoretsu(Ōji 2010) Ōji Inari of Ōji, Kita, Tokyo, is known to be the head of Inari Ōkami, it is also a famous place for kitsunebi. [15] Formerly, the area around Ōji was all a rural zone, and on the roadside there was a big enoki tree.

  7. Glossary of Shinto - Wikipedia

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    Kitsune no yomeiri (狐の嫁入り, lit. ' fox wedding ') – The kitsune no yomeiri can refer to several things: atmospheric ghost lights; a sunshower; and various strange wedding processions that can be seen in classical Japanese kaidan, essays, and legends. The kitsune-no-yomeiri is always closely related to foxes. Kiyome (清, lit.

  8. Yako (fox) - Wikipedia

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    Yako やこ" from Bakemono no e scroll, Brigham Young University. 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]

  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.