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What it is called varies depending on area; for example, the phenomenon is called "kitsune no yometori (狐の嫁取り, the fox's wife-taking)" in Sōka, Saitama Prefecture and Noto, Fugeshi District, Ishikawa Prefecture (now Noto, Hōsu District) [15] [16] while referred to as "kitsune no shūgen" (狐の祝言) in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture.
The earliest "fox wife" (kitsune nyōbo (狐女房) [18]) tale type [e] (concerning a wife whose identity as fox is revealed after being frightened by the house pet dog [20]) occurs in Nihon Ryōiki, an anthology of Buddhist tales compiled around 822.
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.
Kitsune, a similar fox spirit from Japan; Kumiho, a similar fox spirit from Korea; Nine-tailed fox, the most well-known fox spirit in Chinese mythology; Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, a compilation of supernatural stories of which many have fox spirits as a theme; Tian, the realm some fox spirits were thought to be able to go to
' Fairy Fox ') Voiced by: Azumi Waki [4] (Japanese); Kristen McGuire [5] (English) Senko is an 800-year-old kitsune sent from the spirit world to relieve Kuroto from his overworked and stressful life. She moves into Kuroto's home and acts like a helpful wife and mother.
Daji (Chinese: 妲己; pinyin: Dájǐ; Wade–Giles: Ta 2-chi 3) was the favourite consort of King Zhou of Shang, the last king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China.In legends and fictions, she is portrayed as a malevolent fox spirit who kills and impersonates the real Daji. [2]
Michael J. Fox and wife Tracy Pollan‘s lasting love has helped them navigate the biggest challenges, including his battle with Parkinson’s disease. The Back to the Future star received his ...
1999 – Kij Johnson, The Fox Woman, in which one of the protagonists is a fox woman named Kitsune. 2001 and 2003 – Mordicai Gerstein, Fox Eyes and Old Country, in which anyone can switch bodies with fox if he looks into their eyes long enough. 2002 – N. M. Browne, Hunted: A comatose girl wakes up in a fox's body in a fantasy world.