NOT JUST FOLKLORE
at the end of autumn
this badger poses
as a Buddha...
秋のくれ仏に化る狸かな
-Yosa-no-Buson (与謝蕪村).
Tanuki (狸 'raccoon dogs') are real, if somewhat elusive, animals, that have featured prominently in folktales throughout the centuries.
Just like kitsune and bakeneko, tanuki have the ability to shape-shift. One of the first passages to mention tanuki describes them transforming into humans and singing songs during the reign of Empress Suiko (推古天皇 554-628).
https://www.alojapan.com/1068658/oinari-sama-takayamainari-aomori-walk-tour-%e3%80%904k%e3%80%915-2024/ Oinari sama. Takayamainari Aomori walk tour. 【4K】5.2024 #Aomori #AomoriDestinations #AomoriTour #AomoriTravel #AomoriTrip #AomoriVacation #UCtyrvw693UBkc8HUNDVz1w #WalkTokyo #WalkTokyoWalk #おいなりさま #千本鳥居 #狐 #青森 #高山稲荷 The fox statues gathered at the Takayama Inari Shrine were dedicated to an Inari shrine called “Inari-san. Inari” refers to the god of rice cultivation and agriculture. The fox statues often seen at Inari shrines sit at the shrine…
Kitsune
Asakusa, Tokyo Japan
Canon EOS Rebel • May 2006
A long-haired Japanese fox spirit looks down during a performance at Asakusa Shrine.
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Happy Sunday8am@JP
In the deep autumn forest,
they met a hound captain and a fox princess. The two wondered why they were cursing each other.
Wishing you a happy day
日曜のあさ8時ですおはようございます
秋深い森のできごと
猟犬の隊長と狐の王女が出会いました
何故いがみ合うのか不思議に思いました
幸せな一日でありますように
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Display of the small #Fox ceramic statues at #FushimiInari in #Kyoto #Photography #PictureOfTheDay #iphonephotography #MastodonPhotography #MastodonArt #photo #art #photog #Fotographie #写真 #マストドン写真部 #StreetPhotography #StreetPhoto #Japan #伏見稲荷大社 #狐 #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BlackAndWhite #JapanTrip2023_Sayuri Japan No.113
For Motomiya-sai (本宮祭) it's customary for worshippers to give thanks to Inari Ōkami.
Most of the 8000 lanterns hung for the festival are paid for by parishioners.
All sorts of performances, from dance to drumming, are put on to entertain visitors, so it's a lively affair.
In 1194 Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽天皇) decreed that Fushimi Inari had the right to 'divide' and re-enshrine the spirit of Inari Ōkami, allowing for new shrines to be created and a hierarchy established.
The god, held in a sacred object, is moved to a new home via paulownia box.
コンコン~この野郎
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Today me & bestfriend will be heading to Torucon for the weekend~!
Will be holding a drawing-panel and ofc sell some stuff~
It's gonna be a long adventure with train, but we're both super excited~!
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Enjoy my fox OC Ruka in his fancy wear~
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