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thumb|The moon on Musashi Plain (fox) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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- General overview
- Etymology
- Nihongi chronicle
- {{Anchor|Kyūbi}} Anciently-aged foxes
- Inari Shinto deity
- Swordsmith deity
- Abura-age
- Buddhist context
- Classifications
- Good vs. evil, or
- Eye for eye, favor for favor
- Ninko
- Tricksters
- Shape-shifters
- Yoshitsune story
- Kitsunebi control
- Spiritual possession {{anchor|Kitsunetsuki}}
- Familiar spirits
- Wives and lovers
- ''Nihon Ryōiki''
- Abe no Seimei
- Konjaku monogatari
- Otogi zōshi
- Tamamo-no-mae
- Takeda Shingen
- Edo Period
- Ancestral lines
- ''Kitsune no yomeiri''
- Fox jewel
- Iconography
- Chinese parallels
- Foxes in Japanese archaeology
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Works cited
- External links
thumb|The moon on Musashi Plain (fox) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The , in popular Japanese folklore, is a fox or fox spirit which possesses the supernatural ability to shapeshift or bewitch other life forms.