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Osaki-gitsune (Gunma)

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Osaki-gitsune is a fox-possession yokai of Gunma, recorded in the journal Minzoku to Rekishi (1922). Source: Nichibunken Folklore Database.

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A fox-possession yokai of Gunma, recorded in Minzoku to Rekishi (1922).

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Osaki-gitsune is a fox-possession yokai registered in the Nichibunken (International Research Center for Japanese Studies) Strange Phenomena and Yokai Folklore Database. The region field records Gunma Prefecture. The source card cites Kuramitsu Seiroku, "Tsukimono Hiwa," in Minzoku to Rekishi (1922). IZANORA preserves the source-card metadata and region as the anchor and adds relations from the cited source and region.

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