How many people Know what a Kitsune is?

Answer 1

Kitsune (狐, Kitsune?) is the Japanese word for fox. Japan is home to two subspecies of foxes: the Japanese Red Fox (Hondo kitsune living in Honshu; Vulpes vulpes japonica) and Hokkaido Fox (Kita kitsune living in Hokkaido; Vulpes vulpes schrencki). They are also associated with mythical beliefs in Japanese folklore.

Answer 2

I do not know how many people may know what a Kitsune is -- I do think I may have met a real one once. I was in real danger once and I saw this fox with gold fur and very big ears in the long grass on the side of a hill. It was different than a normal fox from north america, I thought it was from africa at the time but since then I have learned about Kitsune. I called to it and it came up to me. I spoke to it in words that I did not know - they just came out of my mouth. This -fox- came right up and stood three feet away and listened to me and then answered in the same strange language, it seemed to me that it agreed to help me. Then it made a path that criss-crossed back and forth over my trail and up to the left and back and to the right and back and so confused the dangerous creature that was tracking me. I got where I was trying to to go safe and sound. I think it was a special being - a spirit in material form, it was one of the most magical experiences I have ever had. I do not know why I knew that I could talk to this creature or how come it showed up just when I needed it's help but I will always be thankful and filled with awe that it helped me like that. I suppose it is like what a christian would imagine meeting an angel to be like - or maybe how a sailor would feel if he saw a mermaid. I am certain in my heart that his was either a Kitsune or something that is maybe sort of the same thing, perhaps a fox-spirit from a North American First Nation folklore.

Answer 3

Kitsune means Fox in japanese. The word Kitsune was often used to refer to a mythological fox. One with intelligence, long life, and magical powers.

Hails,
Silence

Answer 4

A Kitsune is a fox spirit in Japanese mythology..or a really cute little fox thief in Usagi Yojimbo....I couldn't resist that. Blessings!

Answer 5

Kitsune means Fox in Japanese. Foxes are thought to be fairies with magic powers in folklore. One is to cause rain while the Sun shines. This phenomenon is called Wedding of the Vixen. There are tales of vixens appearing to be beautiful human girls. Maru Taro a great hunter met a lovely girl in the forest. He married her, and they soon had a son. One spring day, they were in the wilds. Taro held the baby while his wife frollicked. She leapt over a stream, and her kimono flew up. Taro was stunned, for he saw that his wife had a bushy red tail. She admitted to him that she was a vixen. Now, that he knew her secret, she must leave and return to Fairyland. After this tale spread, men in the area began lifting girls' kimonos to see if they had red tails. I do that to my Japanese girlfriend Miyuki. It pays to check several times daily to be certain she isn't a vixen.

Answer 6

Kitsune means "fox" in Japanese.

Answer 7

I do! It's a fox spirit from Japanese folklore. It has a key role in the manga/anime Naruto and in Studio Ghibli's Pom Poko.

Answer 8

A Japanese Fox. In Japanese Mythology, it's believed these foxes posess great intelligence, long life and magic powers.

Answer 9

A kind of fox in Japanese stories

Answer 10

I do, and they are a wonderful aspect of folklore. Far better I think than the Western interpretation of them as being sly or untrustworthy.