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  2. Bakeneko - Wikipedia

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    It depicts a cat in Nagoya that would wear a napkin on its head and dance. Unlike nekomata which have two tails, the bakeneko has only one tail. [1] 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]

  3. Nekomata - Wikipedia

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    One day, one of the most loyal servants saw his master's aged cat carrying in its mouth a shikigami with the samurai's name imprinted on it. Immediately shooting a sacred arrow, the servant hit the cat in its head; and as it lay dead on the floor, everyone could see that the cat had two tails and therefore had become a nekomata. With its death ...

  4. Oni - Wikipedia

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    The oni remains a very popular motif in Japanese popular culture. Their varied modern depiction sometimes relies on just one or two distinctive features which mark a character as an oni, such as horns or a distinctive skin colour, although the character may otherwise appear human, lacking the oni's traditionally fearsome or grotesque features.

  5. 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]

  6. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A sword Susanoo found in one of the tails of the Yamata-no-Orochi after he killed it and subsequently gave to Amaterasu to settle an old grievance between them. It is part of the Imperial Regalia of Japan. Kushinadahime One of the wives of Susanoo, whom he saved from being eaten by the Yamata-no-Orochi. She was the mother of Yashimajinumi. Kuzenbo

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  8. Kasha (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    Inside the ball of fire, was a giant cat with two tails, and it attempted to steal the coffin. This yōkai was repelled by the priest of Dontōan, Kitataka, by his incantation and a single strike of his nyoi, and the kesa of Kitagawa was afterwards called the "kasha-otoshi no kesa" (the kesa of the one who defeated a kasha). [18]

  9. The Biggest Differences Between Netflix's 'One Piece' and the ...

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    Here, what you need to know about the difference between the live-action version of One Piece as compared to the manga and anime series. Netflix/Cartoon Network 1.