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Kitsune-otoshi (Niigata, Tokamachi)

Publicly verified

Kitsune-otoshi (kitsune-tsuki) is a fox-possession yokai recorded in Tokamachi, Niigata. Source: Nichibunken Folklore Database.

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A fox-possession yokai of Tokamachi, Niigata, recorded in Niigata-ken Shi (1982).

Description

Kitsune-otoshi (kitsune-tsuki) 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 Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture. The source card cites Mizusawa Kenichi, "Section 5, Animal Spirits," in Niigata-ken Shi, Shiryo-hen 22, Minzoku 1 (1982). IZANORA preserves the source-card metadata and region as the anchor and adds relations from the cited source and region.

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