鎌鼬

The kamaitachi is a creature in Japanese mythology. Their stories differ from region to region, but ultimately they cause bloodless scratches as a result of outdoor activities, most typically from the wind itself. They are sometimes associated with weasels due to the itachi in their name, which means weasel. However, they are not always considered to be weasels or weasel-like, and in this case its just a similar sound. They are often associated with regions with deep snow. The word kamaitachi itself can be used differently to refer to the bitter wind of winterhttps://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E9%8E%8C%E9%BC%AC&oldid=87681266.
In Japan there are characters in media who are based off of the kamaitachi. One example is in Pokemon, where Sneasel and Weavile are both based on the kamaitachi. In particular they reference the ice association with the word by being an Ice-Type Pokemon, which many Western Japanophiles miss. Anime fans and Japanophiles particularly like the story of the kamaitachi. They mention it every now and then in Youtube videos and articles. Thus it is a popular story of Japanese mythology for Anime fans.
==See also==
Weasels
==References==
Category:Weasels
Category:Japanese mythology