(狸)Tanuki holding (狐) Kitsune's mask  | Digital Illustration #japaneseculture
Channel: Tatsu
Date: 2023-03-09

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Quick summary:
-Tanuki (Japanese "raccoon dog", also they aren't raccoons) is a yōkai. The tanuki, sometimes called the bakedanuki (化け狸) when referring to it´s supernatural abilities, contains the ability to shapeshift into just about anything. They are often described as unclever and humorous in its trickery

-The Kitsune is also a yokai, and is associated with a sharper intelligence and a dignified or malicious intent behind his usual trickery.