Kitsune, the Glossary
In Japanese folklore, are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser.[1]
Table of Contents
141 relations: Abe no Seimei, Abura-age, Adzuki bean, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Akira Kurosawa, Arai Hakuseki, Astrology, Aum Shinrikyo, Ōe no Masafusa, Ōno District, Gifu, Ōno, Gifu, Ōtsuki Fumihiko, Babymetal, Bake-danuki, Bakeneko, Battle of Nagashino, Bodhisattva, Buddhism, Bunraku, Chuanqi (short story), Clinical lycanthropy, Conscription, Culture of Japan, Culture-bound syndrome, Daji, Dakini, Dreams (1990 film), Empress Kōgyoku, Exorcism, Familiar, Femme fatale, Feng shui, Folk etymology, Folk religion, Fox, Fox spirit, Foxes in popular culture, Fujiwara no Sanesuke, Fusō Ryakuki, Fushimi Inari-taisha, Genkō Shakusho, Ghost, Grammatical mood, Grammatical particle, Hakuzōsu, Hayashi Razan, Hồ ly tinh, Heian period, Historical linguistics, Hito-gitsune, ... Expand index (91 more) »
- Animals in Japanese mythology
- Anthropomorphic foxes
- Inari faith
- Kitsune (fox)
- Mythological foxes
- Mythological tricksters
- Shapeshifters
- Therianthropes
Abe no Seimei
was an onmyōji, a leading specialist of Onmyōdō during the middle of the Heian period in Japan.
Abura-age
is a Japanese food product made from tofu. Kitsune and Abura-age are Inari faith.
Adzuki bean
Vigna angularis, also known as the adzuki bean, azuki bean, aduki bean, red bean, or red mung bean, is an annual vine widely cultivated throughout East Asia for its small (approximately long) bean.
Agency for Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
See Kitsune and Agency for Cultural Affairs
Akira Kurosawa
was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed 30 films in a career spanning over five decades.
See Kitsune and Akira Kurosawa
Arai Hakuseki
was a Confucianist, scholar-bureaucrat, academic, administrator, writer and politician in Japan during the middle of the Edo period, who advised the shōgun Tokugawa Ienobu.
Astrology
Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that propose that information about human affairs and terrestrial events may be discerned by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects.
Aum Shinrikyo
, better known by their former name, is a Japanese new religious movement and doomsday cult founded by Shoko Asahara in 1987.
Ōe no Masafusa
was a famed poet, scholar and tutor under the emperors of Shirakawa, Horikawa, and Toba.
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Ōno District, Gifu
is a district located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
See Kitsune and Ōno District, Gifu
Ōno, Gifu
Ōno Rose Garden is a town located in Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Ōtsuki Fumihiko
was a Japanese lexicographer, linguist, and historian.
See Kitsune and Ōtsuki Fumihiko
is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal", Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal" and Momoko Okazaki as "Momometal".
Bake-danuki
Bake-danuki (化け狸) are a kind of yōkai (supernatural beings) found in the classics and in the folklore and legends of various places in Japan, commonly associated with the Japanese raccoon dog or tanuki. Kitsune and Bake-danuki are animals in Japanese mythology, Shapeshifters and yōkai.
Bakeneko
The (化け猫, "changed cat") is a type of Japanese, or supernatural entity; more specifically, it is a, or supernatural cat. Kitsune and Bakeneko are yōkai.
Battle of Nagashino
The was a famous battle in Japanese history, fought in 1575 at Nagashino in Mikawa Province (present-day Nagashino, Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture).
See Kitsune and Battle of Nagashino
Bodhisattva
In Buddhism, a bodhisattva (English:; translit) or bodhisatva is a person who is on the path towards bodhi ('awakening') or Buddhahood.
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Bunraku
(also known as) is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of the 17th century, which is still performed in the modern day.
Chuanqi (short story)
Chuanqi is a form of fictional short story in Classical Chinese first formed in the Tang dynasty.
See Kitsune and Chuanqi (short story)
Clinical lycanthropy
Clinical lycanthropy is a rare psychiatric syndrome that involves a delusion that the affected person can transform into, has transformed into, or is, a non-human animal.
See Kitsune and Clinical lycanthropy
Conscription
Conscription is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service.
Culture of Japan
The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia and other regions of the world.
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Culture-bound syndrome
In medicine and medical anthropology, a culture-bound syndrome, culture-specific syndrome, or folk illness is a combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture.
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Daji
Daji was the favourite consort of King Zhou of Shang, the last king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China.
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Dakini
A ḍākinī (डाकिनी;; хандарма;; alternatively 荼枳尼,; 荼吉尼,; or 吒枳尼,; Japanese: 荼枳尼 / 吒枳尼 / 荼吉尼, dakini) is a type of female spirit, goddess, or demon in Hinduism and Buddhism. Kitsune and dakini are Inari faith.
Dreams (1990 film)
is a 1990 magical realist anthology film of eight vignettes written and directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Akira Terao, Martin Scorsese, Chishū Ryū, Mieko Harada and Mitsuko Baisho.
See Kitsune and Dreams (1990 film)
Empress Kōgyoku
, also known as, was the 35th and 37th monarch of Japan,Kunaichō: according to the traditional order of succession.
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Exorcism
Exorcism is the religious or spiritual practice of evicting demons, jinns, or other malevolent spiritual entities from a person, or an area, that is believed to be possessed.
Familiar
In European folklore of the medieval and early modern periods, familiars (strictly familiar spirits, as "familiar" also meant just "close friend" or companion, and may be seen in the scientific name for dog, Canis familiaris) were believed to be supernatural entities, interdimensional beings, or spiritual guardians that would protect or assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic, divination, and spiritual insight.
Femme fatale
A femme fatale, sometimes called a maneater, Mata Hari, or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, deadly traps.
Feng shui
Feng shui, sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional practice that originated in Ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment.
Folk etymology
Folk etymology – also known as (generative) popular etymology, analogical reformation, (morphological) reanalysis and etymological reinterpretation – is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one through popular usage.
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Folk religion
In religious studies and folkloristics, folk religion, traditional religion, or vernacular religion comprises various forms and expressions of religion that are distinct from the official doctrines and practices of organized religion.
Fox
Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae.
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Fox spirit
Huli jing are Chinese mythological creatures usually capable of shapeshifting, who may either be benevolent or malevolent spirits. Kitsune and Fox spirit are Inari faith, kitsune (fox), mythological foxes and Shapeshifters.
Foxes in popular culture
The fox appears in the folklore of many cultures, but especially European and East Asian, as a figure of cunning, trickery, or as a familiar animal possessed of magic powers, and sometimes associated with transformation.
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Fujiwara no Sanesuke
, also known as Go-Ono no Miya (後小野宮), was a Japanese statesman and aristocrat.
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Fusō Ryakuki
The by Kōen, the teacher of Hōnen, is a Japanese historical text compiled at the end of the twelfth century.
Fushimi Inari-taisha
is the head shrine of the kami Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Genkō Shakusho
The Genkō Shakusho (元亨釈書) is the first Japanese Buddhist history.
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Ghost
In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living.
Grammatical mood
In linguistics, grammatical mood is a grammatical feature of verbs, used for signaling modality.
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Grammatical particle
In grammar, the term particle (abbreviated) has a traditional meaning, as a part of speech that cannot be inflected, and a modern meaning, as a function word (functor) associated with another word or phrase in order to impart meaning.
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Hakuzōsu
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. Kitsune and Hakuzōsu are Inari faith, kitsune (fox) and Shapeshifters.
Hayashi Razan
, also known as Hayashi Dōshun, was a Japanese historian, philosopher, political consultant, and writer, serving as a tutor and an advisor to the first four shōguns of the Tokugawa ''bakufu''.
Hồ ly tinh
Hồ ly tinh (狐狸精) also known as Hồ tiên (狐仙), Hồ ly (狐狸), Hồ tinh (狐精), Hồ yêu (狐妖), Yêu hồ (妖狐) or Cáo chín đuôi (𤞺𠃩𡳪), Cáo tinh (𤞺精) is a nine-tailed fox in Vietnamese mythology. Kitsune and hồ ly tinh are kitsune (fox) and mythological foxes.
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.
Historical linguistics
Historical linguistics, also termed diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of language change over time.
See Kitsune and Historical linguistics
Hito-gitsune
Hito-gitsune or ninko is a type of spirit possession told about in legends of the Chūgoku region of western Japan. Kitsune and Hito-gitsune are yōkai.
Hokora
is a miniature Shinto shrine either found on the precincts of a larger shrine and dedicated to folk kami, or on a street side, enshrining kami not under the jurisdiction of any large shrine.
Honorific
An honorific is a title that conveys esteem, courtesy, or respect for position or rank when used in addressing or referring to a person.
Human guise
A human disguise (also human guise and sometimes human form) is a concept in fantasy, folklore, mythology, religion, literature, iconography, and science fiction whereby non-human beings such as gods, angels, monsters, extraterrestrials, or robots are disguised to seem human.
Ibi District, Gifu
is a district located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
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In Search of the Supernatural
In Search of the Supernatural, is a 4th-century Chinese compilation of legends, short stories, and hearsay concerning Chinese gods, ghosts, and other supernatural phenomena.
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Inari Ōkami
, also called, is the Japanese kami of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success, and is one of the principal kami of Shinto. Kitsune and Inari Ōkami are Inari faith, mythological foxes and Shinto kami.
Inari shrine
is a type of Japanese shrine used to worship the kami Inari.
Ise Shrine
The, located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu.
Iwami Province
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Shimane Prefecture.
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Japanese folklore
Japanese folklore encompasses the informally learned folk traditions of Japan and the Japanese people as expressed in its oral traditions, customs, and material culture.
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Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai
is an archaic kana orthography system used to write Old Japanese during the Nara period.
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Jōmon period
In Japanese history, the is the time between c. 14,000 and 300 BC, during which Japan was inhabited by a diverse hunter-gatherer and early agriculturalist population united through a common Jōmon culture, which reached a considerable degree of sedentism and cultural complexity.
Kabuki
is a classical form of Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with traditional dance.
Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans.
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Kami
are the deities, divinities, spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the Shinto religion. Kitsune and Kami are Shinto kami.
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Kanpyō (era)
, also romanized as Kampyō was a after Ninna and before Shōtai. This period spanned the years from April 889 through April 898.
Karen Ann Smyers
Karen Ann Smyers (born October 31, 1954) is an American academic with a special interest in Japan.
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King Zhou of Shang
King Zhou was the pejorative posthumous name given to Di Xin of Shang or King Shou of Shang, the last king of the Shang dynasty of ancient China.
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Kitsune no yomeiri
The is a term or metaphor for certain natural phenomena, or a folk belief regarding a supernatural event, in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Kitsune and Kitsune no yomeiri are kitsune (fox).
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Kitsunebi
Kitsunebi (狐火) is an atmospheric ghost light told about in legends all across Japan outside Okinawa Prefecture. Kitsune and Kitsunebi are kitsune (fox).
Konjaku Monogatarishū
, also known as the, is a Japanese collection of over one thousand tales written during the late Heian period (794–1185).
See Kitsune and Konjaku Monogatarishū
Kuda-gitsune
The, also pronounced kanko, is a type of spirit possession in legends around various parts of Japan. Kitsune and Kuda-gitsune are kitsune (fox).
Kudzu
Kudzu, also called Japanese arrowroot or Chinese arrowroot, is a group of climbing, coiling, and trailing deciduous perennial vines native to much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and some Pacific islands, but invasive in many parts of the world, primarily North America.
Kumano Taisha
is a Shinto shrine located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.
Kumiho
A kumiho or gumiho (literally "nine-tailed fox") is a creature that appears in the folktales on East Asia and legends of Korea. Kitsune and kumiho are kitsune (fox), mythological foxes and Shapeshifters.
Kuni no miyatsuko
, also read as kokuzō or kunitsuko, were officials in ancient Japan during the Yamato period who governed provinces called kuni.
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Kyōgen
is a form of traditional Japanese comic theater.
Kyoto
Kyoto (Japanese: 京都, Kyōto), officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu.
Lafcadio Hearn
, born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (Patríkios Lefkádios Chérn), was a Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West.
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Man'yōgana
is an ancient writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Japanese language.
Mental disorder
A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, a mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.
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Mikkyō
In Japanese Buddhism, mikkyō (密教, from himitsu bukkyō, literally "secret Buddhism") or Japanese Esoteric Buddhism, is the lineage of Vajrayana transmitted to Japan, primarily in the early Heian by Kūkai, and to a later extent by Saichō and his successors such as Ennin.
Mino Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today southern Gifu Prefecture.
Miyoshi Kiyotsura
was a Japanese Confucian scholar, now most notable for his opprobrium of Buddhism.
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Mizukagami
is a Japanese rekishi monogatari.
Nihon Ryōiki
The is an early Heian period setsuwa collection.
Nihon Shoki
The, sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second-oldest book of classical Japanese history.
Nine-tailed fox
The nine-tailed fox is a mythical fox entity originating from Chinese mythology. Kitsune and nine-tailed fox are Inari faith, kitsune (fox), mythological foxes, Shapeshifters and Therianthropes.
See Kitsune and Nine-tailed fox
Noh
is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century.
See Kitsune and Noh
Nyctereutes
Nyctereutes (Greek: nyx, nykt- "night" + ereutēs "wanderer") is a genus of canid which includes only two extant species, both known as raccoon dogs: the common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and the Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus).
Offering (Buddhism)
In Buddhism, symbolic offerings are made to the Triple Gem, giving rise to contemplative gratitude and inspiration.
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Omen
An omen (also called portent) is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change.
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Omniscience
Omniscience is the capacity to know everything.
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia (or rarely echoism) is a type of word, or the process of creating a word, that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.
Osaki
Osaki is a type of spirit possession by a fox told about in legends of Japan. Kitsune and Osaki are kitsune (fox) and yōkai.
Otogi-zōshi
are a group of about 350 Japanese prose narratives written primarily in the Muromachi period (1392–1573).
Paranormal
Paranormal events are purported phenomena described in popular culture, folk, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described as being beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding.
Perfective aspect
The perfective aspect (abbreviated), sometimes called the aoristic aspect, is a grammatical aspect that describes an action viewed as a simple whole, i.e., a unit without interior composition.
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Possessive
A possessive or ktetic form (abbreviated or; from possessivus; translit) is a word or grammatical construction indicating a relationship of possession in a broad sense.
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of deleterious mental conditions.
Qi
In the Sinosphere, qi is traditionally believed to be a vital force part of all living entities.
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Reaktion Books
Reaktion Books is an independent book publisher based in Islington, London, England.
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Red bean rice
Red bean rice, called patbap (팥밥) in Korean, sekihan (赤飯) in Japanese, and hóngdòu fàn (红豆饭) in Chinese, is an East Asian rice dish consisting of rice cooked with red beans.
Rock paper scissors
Rock paper scissors (also known by several other names and word orders, see § Names) is an intransitive hand game, usually played between two people, in which each player simultaneously forms one of three shapes with an outstretched hand.
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Samurai
were soldiers who served as retainers to lords (including ''daimyo'') in Feudal Japan.
Sessho-seki
The, or "Killing Stone", is a stone in the volcanic mountains of Nasu, an area of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, that is famous for sulphurous hot springs.
Shang dynasty
The Shang dynasty, also known as the Yin dynasty, was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou dynasty.
Shapeshifting
In mythology, folklore, and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means.
Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki
The is a Japanese annotation of the Avatamsaka Sūtra.
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Shinto
Shinto is a religion originating in Japan.
Shinto shrine
A Stuart D. B. Picken, 1994.
Sky Fox (mythology)
The Sky Fox, or Celestial Fox is a type of divine beast in East Asian mythology. Kitsune and Sky Fox (mythology) are kitsune (fox) and mythological foxes.
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Soba
Soba (or, "buckwheat") are Japanese noodles made primarily from buckwheat flour, with a small amount of wheat flour mixed in.
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Spirit possession
Spirit possession is an unusual or an altered state of consciousness and associated behaviors which are purportedly caused by the control of a human body and its functions by spirits, ghosts, demons, angels, or gods.
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Stephen Turnbull (historian)
Stephen Richard Turnbull (born 6 February 1948) is a British historian concentrating on Japanese military history, especially the samurai period, and has published numerous books.
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Succubus
A succubus (succubi) is a female-looking demon or supernatural entity in folklores who appears in dreams to seduce men, usually through sexual activity.
Sunshower
A sunshower, or sun shower, is a meteorological phenomenon in which rain falls while the sun is shining.
Supernatural
Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature.
Sushi
is a Japanese dish of prepared, usually with some sugar and salt, plus a variety of, such as vegetables, and any meat, but most commonly seafood (often raw but can be cooked).
Suwa Yorishige
(1516–1544) was a Japanese samurai and head of the Suwa clan.
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Suwa-taisha
, historically also known as Suwa Shrine (諏訪神社 Suwa-jinja) or, is a group of Shinto shrines in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Takeda Katsuyori
was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period, who was famed as the head of the Takeda clan and the successor to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen.
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Takeda Shingen
was daimyo of Kai Province during the Sengoku period of Japan.
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Tamamo-no-Mae
Tamamo-no-Mae (玉藻前, 玉藻の前, also 玉藻御前) is a legendary figure in Japanese mythology. Kitsune and Tamamo-no-Mae are kitsune (fox).
The Sacred Book of the Werewolf
The Sacred Book of the Werewolf («Священная книга оборотня ») is a novel by Victor Pelevin first published in 2004.
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The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters is a novella by English author Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano, and published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint.
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The Tale of Miss Ren
"The Tale of Miss Ren" (also translated into English as "The Story of Lady Jen" or "Miss Jen") is a Chinese supernatural tale by Shen Jiji (c. 800).
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Tofu
is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness: silken, soft, firm, extra (or super) firm. Tofu is also known as bean curd in English.
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Tokyo University of Agriculture
The, abbreviated as Nodai (農大, nōdai) or Tokyo nodai (東京農大, Tōkyō nōdai), is a private university of agriculture in Japan.
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Trickster
In mythology and the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story (god, goddess, spirit, human or anthropomorphisation) who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and defy conventional behavior.
Trope (literature)
A literary trope is the use of figurative language, via word, phrase or an image, for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech.
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Udon
Udon (うどん or 饂飩) is a thick noodle made from wheat flour, used in Japanese cuisine.
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Vampire
A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living.
Video game
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset.
Wamyō Ruijushō
The is a 938 CE Japanese dictionary of Chinese characters.
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Wild fox koan
The wild fox kōan, also known as "Pai-chang's fox" and "Hyakujō and a Fox", is an influential kōan story in the Zen tradition dating back as early as 1036, when it appeared in the Chinese biographical history T'ien-sheng kuang-teng lu.
Will-o'-the-wisp
In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-wisp, or paren), is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes. The phenomenon is known in much of European folklore by a variety of names, including jack-o'-lantern, friar's lantern, and hinkypunk, and is said to mislead travellers by resembling a flickering lamp or lantern.
See Kitsune and Will-o'-the-wisp
Yako (fox)
Yako or nogitsune (野狐) is a spirit possession of foxes (kitsune), as told in Kyushu. Kitsune and Yako (fox) are kitsune (fox).
Yamabushi
are Japanese mountain ascetic hermits.
Yōkai
are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore. Kitsune and Yōkai are Shinto kami.
Zhiguai xiaoshuo
Zhiguai xiaoshuo, translated as "tales of the miraculous", "tales of the strange", or "records of anomalies", is a type of Chinese literature which appeared in the Han dynasty and developed after the fall of the dynasty in 220 CE and in the Tang dynasty in 618 CE.
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See also
Animals in Japanese mythology
- Bake-danuki
- Jorōgumo
- Kitsune
Anthropomorphic foxes
- Ali the Fox
- Basil Brush
- Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear
- Fix and Foxi
- Fox McCloud
- Foxy (Merrie Melodies)
- Gon, the Little Fox
- Kitsune
- Kurama (YuYu Hakusho)
- Ozy and Millie
- Reynard the Fox
- Robin Hood (Disney character)
- Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Terrible Trio
- The Cunning Little Vixen
- The Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song
- The Fox and the Crow (animated characters)
- The Tale of the Fox
Inari faith
- Abura-age
- Dakini
- Fox spirit
- Hakuzōsu
- Inari Shingyō
- Inari Ōkami
- Kitsune
- Kuzunoha
- Maneki-neko
- Nine-tailed fox
- Tokagi
- Ukanomitama
- Ukemochi
Kitsune (fox)
- Fox spirit
- Hakuzōsu
- Hồ ly tinh
- Kitsune
- Kitsune no yomeiri
- Kitsunebi
- Kuda-gitsune
- Kumiho
- Kuzunoha
- Nine-tailed fox
- Osaki
- Sky Fox (mythology)
- Tamamo-no-Mae
- Yako (fox)
Mythological foxes
- Aguara
- Firefox (mythology)
- Fox spirit
- Hồ ly tinh
- Inari Ōkami
- Kitsune
- Kumiho
- Nine-tailed fox
- Sky Fox (mythology)
- Teumessian fox
- Vulpecula
Mythological tricksters
- Agadzagadza
- Aguara
- Akhu Tönpa
- Alux
- Bodach
- Clurichaun
- Jack tales
- Juan Bobo
- Kijimuna
- Kitsune
- Kudan (yōkai)
- Leprechaun
- Leshy
- Mannegishi
- Mbeku
- Māui (Hawaiian mythology)
- Māui (Māori mythology)
- Nungpan Ponpi Luwaopa
- Pukwudgie
- Păcală
- Rokita (folklore)
- Signifying monkey
- Sisyphus
- Sri Thanonchai
- Takaonna
- Yehasuri
Shapeshifters
- Akhlut
- Ala (demon)
- Aswang
- Aunt Tiger
- Bake-danuki
- Chuvash dragon
- Coyote (mythology)
- Fox spirit
- Hakuzōsu
- Jorōgumo
- Kallikantzaros
- Kelpie
- Kitsune
- Krsnik (vampire hunter)
- Kumiho
- List of shapeshifters
- Loki
- Mahishi (demoness)
- Nachzehrer
- Nine-tailed fox
- Nixie (folklore)
- Nāga
- Nāgas
- Patasola
- Popobawa
- Selkie
- Skin-walker
- Swan maiden
- Tengu
- The Goose Wife (Inuit)
- Tlahuelpuchi
- Vertumnus
- Werewolf
- Werewoman
Therianthropes
- Berserker
- Jorōgumo
- Kelpie
- Kitsune
- Mestra
- Nagual
- Nine-tailed fox
- Púca
- Selkie
- Skin-walker
- Swan maiden
- The Goose Wife (Inuit)
- Wendigo
- Wendigos
- Werecat
- Werehyena
- Werejaguar
- Werewolf
- Werewolves
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune
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