#化け狸 — Public Fediverse posts

Some new neighbours have just moved in and brought a friend with them.
#Tanuki #タヌキ #狸 #Bake-danuki #化け狸 #妖怪 #Yokai

Of a jolly disposition, tanuki have a love of alcohol, which might go some way to explaining their absentmindedness and foolish nature.

Tanuki (狸) is the name for the 'Japanese Raccoon Dog', a very much real animal. Bake-danuki (化け狸) more specifically refers to the shape-shifting creature of folklore.
Nowadays most people use 'tanuki' to describe both🤔

#tanuki #bakedanuki #folklore #狸 #化け狸 #Japan

An Edo period book featuring kitsune and tanuki masquerading as humans. You can see the whole book in the Diet National Library's online collection at https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/2608778

#Edo #Tanuki #kitsune #fox #yokai #妖怪 #Bake-danuki #化け狸 #狸 #たぬき #狐 #きつね #nationaldietlibrary #国立国会図書 #Japanesebook

An Edo period book featuring kitsune and tanuki masquerading as humans. You can see the whole book in the Diet National Library's online collection at https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/2608778

#Edo #Tanuki #kitsune #fox #yokai #妖怪 #Bake-danuki #化け狸 #狸 #たぬき #狐 #きつね #nationaldietlibrary #国立国会図書 #Japanesebook

An Edo period book featuring kitsune and tanuki masquerading as humans. You can see the whole book in the Diet National Library's online collection at https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/2608778

#Edo #Tanuki #kitsune #fox #yokai #妖怪 #Bake-danuki #化け狸 #狸 #たぬき #狐 #きつね #nationaldietlibrary #国立国会図書 #Japanesebook