![]() ![]() Unlike most of the Japanese creature, they can possess humans or objects. Their most horrifying ability is Kistsune possession (Kitsunetsuki). Normally people wouldn't try to bother with them, because they thought it as the bringer of misfortune and calamities. They believed that these fire balls are being carried by fox spirits. In ancient Japan when people used to see a white glowing light, they called it fox-fire (Kitsune bi). According to legends they enjoy playing pranks on wandering samurai, Buddhist monk and sometimes on normal people in forest. They are also famous for being tricksters. Some places Kitsunes are considered to be demonic creatures. Though most part of Japan considers Kitsune as god’s servant but there are tales of them, that will scare you to death. As a fellow fan of Japanese entertainment industry, I have watched lot of anime, movies related to Kitsune. You can find many Kitsune statues guarding the entrance(Tori Gate) of shrines. In Japanese culture, Kitsune is a sacred spirit. These spirits are worshipped as the familiar spirit(servant) of Rice God Inari. Not gods or demi gods but also not demons. Unlike Chinese fox spirit (Huli Jing), whom the people of China consider as evil and cursed, Japanese fox spirits were accepted as the part of the divine religion. Though signs of their arrival in Japan was quite modest but they flourished quickly and became a main part of Japanese folk-tale. The tales of Kitsune started in the late seventh century. Kitsune is a term to refer the fox spirits in Japan. ![]()
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