bake-danuki
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thumb|"Tanuki" from Gazu Hyakki Yagyo by [[Sekien Toriyama]]
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Traits
- ''Bake-danuki'' by area
- Ongoing popular tradition
- In artisanry
- In verse
- In film
- References
- Sources
thumb|"Tanuki" from Gazu Hyakki Yagyo by [[Sekien Toriyama]]
Bake-danuki () 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.
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