
Folklore being
Kitsune-otoshi (Niigata, Tokamachi)
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.
Sources
日文研 怪異・妖怪伝承データベース: キツネオトシ
Primary source水沢謙一
水沢謙一、「第5編 5 第2節 1動物霊」、『新潟県史 資料編22 民俗1』、1982年、国際日本文化研究センター「怪異・妖怪伝承データベース」ID C1510193-000
https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/youkai_card.cgi?ID=C1510193-000狐憑き - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
狐憑き記事における「狐を落す話」(除霊法)・修験者/神職による加持祈祷・明治期以降の医学的解釈について整理。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8B%90%E6%86%91%E3%81%8D
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