Kitsune (fox)

thumb|The moon on Musashi Plain (fox) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Japanese onmyōji

any of several folk traditions in East Asia describing a fox-like apparition

mythical creature

right|thumb|Tamamo-no-Mae Woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

right|thumb|One_Hundred_Aspects_of_the_Moon #13 "Konkai (The Cry of the Fox)". Woodblock print by [[Tsukioka_Yoshitoshi.]]

thumb|The Bakemono [[Tsukushi Emaki, author unknown (late Edo period)]]

right|thumb|The kitsune Kuzunoha. Note the shadow of a fox cast on the screen. Print by Kuniyoshi.

type of fox spirit in Japanese mythology

right|thumb|240px|"Kudagitsune" from the Shōzan chomon kishū by Miyoshi Shōzan right|thumb|240px|"Kudagitsune" from the .From the caption, its length without the tail is calculable to "1 shaku (unit)|shaku and 2 or 3 sun (approx. 1.2–1.3 feet). The , also pronounced kanko, is a type of spirit possession in legends around various parts of Japan. It may be known otherwise as osaki especially in the Kantō region, and also considered equivalent to the izuna.

Japanese folk tale based on atmospheric lights

divine beast in Japanese folklore

right|thumb|A depiction of a kitsunetsuki in the '''' by , also written , literally means "the state of being possessed by a fox". The victim is usually said to be a young woman, whom the fox enters beneath her fingernails or through her breasts. In some cases, the victims' facial expressions are said to change in such a way that they resemble those of a fox.