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The tanuki's role in Japanese culture also extends to its significance in Shintoism, where it is considered a messenger of the gods. In this context, the tanuki is revered for its supernatural abilities and is sometimes depicted in a more serious light. A bomb that you can set as a trap along a Kemono's path. It will explode either when triggered, or after a short amount of time. Murakami, Kenji (2008). " Yōkai to natta kitsune to tanuki ( 妖怪となった狐と狸)". In 講談社コミッククリエイト (ed.). Discover Yōkai Nihon Yōkai Daihyakka 妖怪 日本妖怪大百科. KODANSHA Official File Magazine. Vol.07. Kōdansha. p.15. ISBN 978-4-06-370037-4. In art, the tanuki is a popular subject, appearing in various forms such as paintings, sculptures, and pottery. The tanuki is often depicted as a friendly and comical figure, wearing a straw hat and carrying a bottle of sake. These depictions highlight the tanuki's playful and mischievous nature.

Yumoto Kōichi, Zusetsu Edo Tōkyō Kaii Hyaku Monogatari 図説江戸東京怪異百物語 [100 Strange Tales of Edo Tokyo], Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2007. In folktales like " Kachi-kachi Yama", and " Bunbuku Chagama", they often played the part of foolish animals. [7] [9] Itoh, Makiko (17 November 2018). "A comforting udon noodle recipe for the winter season". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019 . Retrieved 16 November 2019. There are some very peculiar illustrations and pieces of art that have been passed down throughout the history of Tanuki using their testicles for a variety of different reasons.a b Mark I. West, ed. (2008). "Japanese Dominance of the Video-game Industry". The Japanification of Children's Popular Culture. Scarecrow Press. After all this, it's hard to believe that tanuki are actual real animals. They are often translated into English as "raccoon dogs" or "badgers". This is misleading though because tanuki are not raccoons, dogs, nor badgers, they are their own thing. It gets its name "raccoon dog" because it looks like a raccoon, but it is genetically closer to a fox. Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Raccoon Mario • Frog Mario • Tanooki Mario ( Statue Mario) • Hammer Mario • Invincible Mario • Caped Mario*

There is a creepy legend in Miyoshi, where tanuki will lure people to hang themselves. The story roughly goes that a lady convinced her lover to both hang themselves, for their parents doesn’t approve of their relationship. They both hung on the tree as promised, the lady dies, but the man’s feet touched the ground as the tree branch snapped and his feet reached the ground. Some passerby saved the men and they found out that the woman was a tanuki all along, and the real lady is still alive. You can read the story here and here. I might have misread the story, as I merely rely on Google Translate to translate the story. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong. The oncoming train did the same, continuing to toot its whistle repeatedly. However, whilst it initially had appeared very close, it did not seem to come any closer. When the driver fixed his eyes on it, the train seemed to be there, but it also seemed not to be there – a figment – it was very unclear, so he increased his speed to the point that he should have crashed into the other train. But that other train just disappeared like smoke, leaving not one trace. If Mario or Luigi defeats a Koopaling while wearing a Tanooki Suit, the restored king will say, "Thank you, kind raccoon. Please tell me your name." Most of the tanuki statues found around Japan are Shigaraki-yaki (信楽焼), a type of ceramic ware made in the town of Koga in Shiga Prefecture. The town is famous for its kiln, being one of the six ancient kilns in Japan, as well as the ceramic pottery from the kiln. The common tanuki statues found in Japan is designed by Tetsuzo Fujiwara, a potter who moved to the area in 1936 and devoted the rest of his career to tanuki statuary. He “cutified” the tanukis from their evil look to an adorable creature.In real life, tanuki have much pointier snouts. They look more like fluffy brown foxes (If looking at this picture has you considering a tanuki pet, I don't blame you). Their fluffy coat is one of the reasons the species lives all over the world. Tanuki are originally native to the far East, from China, Japan, Korea to Mongolia and the far southeast of Russia. But beginning in the 1930s, Russians introduced tanuki into the wild so they could be hunted for their fur. Now they're found all over Europe. By 2005 they were sighted in northern Italy. Tanuki had managed to cross the Alps. In some places, like Finland, they're now the most common medium-sized carnivore. Their fur is still used commercially, including in Japan, where it's used for calligraphy brushes. Tom Nook, a recurring character in the Animal Crossing video game series, is a tanuki, as well as his two employees, [29] Timmy and Tommy. In the English versions of the games he is localized as a raccoon, although his name still alludes to tanuki. The furniture that these characters sell transforms into leaves for easy transport. Additionally, furniture items resembling Buddhist tanuki statues may be crafted in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.