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1023:, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture), it sometimes happened that napkins would disappear in the night one by one. One night, when the proprietor of the soy sauce shop went out on a job, he heard some bustling music from a place where there should have been no people around. When he looked, there were several cats gathered, and there in the center was a strange sight: the shopkeeper's pet cat, wearing a napkin on its head and dancing. That explained why his napkins had been going missing.
569:, and killed and ate Komori Hanzaemon's mother and wife. It then shapeshifted and appeared in their forms, and cast a curse upon the family. In the historical record book, this was completely unrelated to the Ryūzōji event, however, and a foreign type of cat, which had been abused by Nabeshima's feudal lord Komori Handayū, sought revenge and killed and ate the lord's favorite concubine, shapeshifted into her form, and caused harm to the family. It was Itō Sōda who exterminated it.
345:, in China, it is said that a cat that had been raised by humans for three years would start bewitching them. Because cats with white tails are said to be especially good at this, refraining from raising them became customary. Since their ability to bewitch humans is said to come from taking in the spiritual energy of the Moon, it is said that when a cat looks up at the Moon, it should be killed on the spot, whether its tail has been cut or not.
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275:, it is said that a cat raised for seven years or longer will kill the one that raised it. There are also many regions where, due to this superstition, people decided in advance for how many years they would raise a cat. Depending on the area, there are stories in which cats that were brutally killed by humans would become
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mother's clothes, chewing on animal carcasses. Takasu, still skeptical, slew what looked like his mother, and after one day his mother's body turned back into his pet cat that had been missing. Takasu then tore up the floorboards of his mother's room to find her skeleton hidden there, her bones gnawed clean of all flesh.
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story is about a man named Takasu Genbei, whose mother's personality changed completely after his pet cat went missing for many years. His mother avoided the company of friends and family and would take her meals alone in her room. When the family peeked in on her, they saw a cat-like monster in the
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in
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are various, including shapeshifting into humans, wearing a towel or napkin on the head and dancing, speaking human words, cursing humans, manipulating dead people, possessing humans, and lurking in the mountains and taking wolves with them to attack travelers. As an unusual example, on Aji island,
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Isemori of the Hide clan who once ruled Shiroishi, despite having befriended the Nabeshima clan, was suspected of being Christian, and was brought to ruin. Since the remnants of the Hide clan resented and fought against the Nabeshima clan at the Shūrinji, the secret maneuvers of
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In the Edo period (1603–1867), there was a folk belief that cats with long tails like snakes could bewitch people. Cats with long tails were disliked, and there was a custom of cutting their tails. It is speculated that this is the reason that there are so many cats in Japan with short tails now,
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Village (now Kamo Town) borrowed money from a wealthy man in order to save the village when their crops failed. Although he repaid the debt, the wealthy man plotted against him and
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falsely accused him of not paying. In despair, the village headman died of an illness. The land which had been collateral for the debt was then confiscated by the wealthy man. When the village headman's wife, Omatsu, attempted to complain to the
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from that time period are often associated with temples, but it is thought that the reason for this is that when
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took the shape of
Nabeshima Katsushige's wife and sought Katsushige's life, but his retainer, Chibu Honuemon, slew it. However, after that the Chibu family was unable to produce a male heir because of the cat's curse. It is said that the
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also committed suicide. Afterwards, since the remnants of the Ryūzōji clan created disturbances in the public order near the Saga castle, Naoshige, in order to pacify the spirits of the Ryūzōji, built Tenyū-ji (now in Tafuse,
1106:(guardian statue) of a cat which is very unusual. Because the legend says that the cat sought revenge for an unfair judgement, it is supposed to grant favors in matters of competition or chance, and in
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was an expression of the Ryūzōji's grudge in the form of a cat. Also, the inheritance of power from the Ryūzōji clan to the
Nabeshima clan was not an issue, but because of Takanobu's death, and
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their wild nature that remains despite the gentleness they can show, they are difficult to control (unlike dogs), their sharp claws and teeth, nocturnal habits, and their speed and agility.
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or mountain witch, a cat killed and ate an old woman and then became that old woman in her place, but later had a change of heart and became worshipped as a deity, the Myōtaraten. In
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folktale from the Edo period. However, cats figure in a great number of tales and superstitions because they live with humans yet retain their wild essence and air of mystery.
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2301:Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema
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2152:. Vol. 第4巻. 東京堂. pp. 332–333頁.
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245:. There are tales of cats that became
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2246:. Vol. 3. 汐文社. p. 124.
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145:The reason that cats are seen as
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2192:. 角川文庫. 角川書店. pp. 114–115.
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523:disturbance spread even more.
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2163:阿部敏夫 (1985). 宮田登編纂 (ed.).
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572:In the beginning of the
433:'s death, his assistant
30:of the Sasakibara Family
614:played the part of the
364:Writings and literature
4467:Yashima no Hage-tanuki
2707:at hyakumonogatari.com
2682:Japanese Grotesqueries
2527:. Vol. 10. 立風書房.
2298:Sharp, Jasper (2011).
1438:. 国書刊行会. p. 277.
1237:. 国書刊行会. p. 105.
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137:is especially famous.
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16:Type of Japanese yōkai
3001:Konjaku Monogatarishū
1520:The Obakemono Project
1267:Chin Music Press Inc.
1164:Kaibyō § In film
1113:Neko Daimyōjin Shi –
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121:There are legends of
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4943:Mythological felines
3033:in Japanese Folklore
3031:Legendary Creatures
1549:. 講談社. p. 139.
1049:Tokushima Prefecture
863:'s extermination of
458:Nabeshima Katsushige
387:Nabeshima Mitsushige
273:Hiroshima Prefecture
3019:Uji Shūi Monogatari
2918:Taketori Monogatari
2664:Mujara 2: Chūbu-hen
2642:Mujara 3: Kinki-hen
2356:. ものしりミニシリーズ. 人文社.
1007:Kanagawa Prefecture
752:Seiban Kaidan Jikki
597:Kaidan Saga Yashiki
233:, another cat-like
209:red-light districts
100:, another cat-like
2411:DISCOVER妖怪 日本妖怪大百科
1547:ももんがあ対見越入道 江戸の化物たち
1526:on 29 October 2013
997:Neko no Odoriba –
994:
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952:, the tale of the
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435:Nabeshima Naoshige
425:Historically, the
311:Shimane Prefecture
265:Okinawa Prefecture
253:Ibaraki Prefecture
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4933:Japanese folklore
4913:
4912:
4440:Danzaburou-danuki
2945:Tsuru no Ongaeshi
2909:Shita-kiri Suzume
2765:Awa Tanuki Gassen
2747:Japanese folklore
2680:Kiej'e, Nikolas.
2673:978-4-86133-005-6
2651:978-4-86133-006-3
2573:978-4-04-883760-6
2553:978-4-04-883992-1
2534:978-4-651-50210-6
2515:978-4-343-00341-6
2496:978-4-12-204792-1
2477:978-4-04-031300-9
2458:978-4-00-302612-0
2439:978-4-336-04139-5
2420:978-4-06-370037-4
2401:978-4-04-031100-5
2382:978-4-7601-1299-9
2363:978-4-7959-1987-7
2344:978-4-336-04187-6
2284:978-1-138-83170-4
2253:978-4-8113-8805-2
2199:978-4-04-391001-4
2174:978-4-8380-1401-9
2134:978-4-3097-6096-4
2030:978-4-582-80306-8
1979:978-4-642-08550-2
1928:978-4-00-302611-3
1556:978-4-06-212873-5
1545:アダム・カバット (2006).
1498:978-4-00-260136-6
1470:978-4-344-81486-8
1445:978-4-3360-5055-7
1420:978-4-582-80466-9
1300:978-4-04-885055-1
1244:978-4-336-04547-8
1121:, Saga Prefecture
976:A stone monument
964:and the northern
874:neighbourhood of
645:Utagawa Kuniyoshi
515:Nabeshima Naotaka
332:natural selection
303:Miyagi Prefecture
269:Yamagata District
261:Kunigami District
257:Nagano Prefecture
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1180:kaibyō eiga
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4379:Shussebora
4298:Shidaidaka
4289:Shachihoko
4244:Rokurokubi
4190:Ootakemaru
4026:Nyūdō-bōzu
3999:Nurarihyon
3972:Noppera-bō
3844:Mikaribaba
3763:Koromodako
3635:Kasa-obake
3608:Kamaitachi
3428:Hiderigami
3392:Hanako-san
3268:Chimimōryō
3196:Aosaginohi
2963:Uriko-hime
2711:Cat Demons
2629:2010-06-12
2327:References
2244:日本全国妖怪スポット
1970:日本随筆大成 第2期
1530:25 October
1516:"Bakeneko"
1436:妖怪画本 狂歌百物語
1095:Neko-tsuka
1021:Totsuka-ku
886:, and the
727:Mimibukuro
557:). In the
369:Nabeshima
192:Edo period
44:Yosa Buson
4840:Yuki-onna
4768:Yamajijii
4660:Tsurubebi
4523:Tōfu-kozō
4325:Shinigami
4307:Shikigami
4280:Sazae-oni
4008:Nure-onna
3754:Korpokkur
3718:Kitsunebi
3480:Hone-onna
3410:Hashihime
3401:Harionago
3329:Funayūrei
3259:Binbōgami
3223:Azukiarai
3133:Amanozako
3124:Amanojaku
3061:Aka Manto
2837:Kasa Jizō
2755:Folktales
2468:日本伝奇伝説大事典
2432:. 国書刊行会.
2337:. 国書刊行会.
2275:Routledge
1140:daimyōjin
1115:Shiroishi
966:Ōu region
894:Landmarks
213:kusazōshi
4831:Yosuzume
4786:Yamawaro
4777:Yama-uba
4759:Yamabiko
4714:Ushi-oni
4705:Umi zatō
4640:Ungaikyō
4631:Menreiki
4568:Bakezōri
4413:Takaonna
4334:Shiranui
4253:Samebito
4217:Otoroshi
4116:Kidōmaru
4017:Nurikabe
3990:Nuppeppō
3963:Noderabō
3936:Namahage
3909:Mononoke
3817:Kuzunoha
3772:Kotobuki
3707:Hakuzōsu
3671:Kijimuna
3662:Keukegen
3617:Kamikiri
3597:Nekomata
3588:Bakeneko
3561:Jorōgumo
3552:Jinmenju
3543:Janjanbi
3437:Hinezumi
3338:Furaribi
3295:Dorotabō
3286:Dodomeki
3214:Ayakashi
3079:Akashita
2891:Oto-hime
2873:Momotarō
2864:Kurozuka
2792:Hakuzōsu
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1203:See also
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1170:Bakeneko
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999:Izumi-ku
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812:Yamasaki
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4163:Onikuma
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3882:Mizuchi
3736:Komainu
3698:Kitsune
3653:Kawauso
3570:Jubokko
3534:Isonade
3516:Inugami
3489:Hyōsube
3419:Hibagon
3187:Aonyōbō
3169:Amikiri
3160:Ameonna
3115:Aoandon
3088:Akateko
3070:Akaname
2846:Kintarō
2616:1177429
2564:妖怪ウォーカー
2506:播磨の民俗探訪
2375:. 柏書房.
1461:図説 妖怪辞典
1235:妖怪百物語絵巻
1158:In film
1102:komainu
1036:in the
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948:of the
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861:Susanoo
852:chagama
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4496:Tennin
4422:Tanuki
4395:Sōjōbō
4352:Shiryō
4271:Satori
4262:Sankai
4181:Ōnyūdō
3954:Ningyo
3945:Namazu
3927:Mujina
3900:Momiji
3873:Misaki
3835:Mazoku
3808:Kumiho
3727:Kodama
3680:Kinoko
3579:Kaibyō
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339:Jinhua
141:Origin
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4858:Yūrei
4822:Yōsei
4813:Yōkai
4732:Waira
4687:Ubume
4514:Tesso
4487:Tengu
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2992:Texts
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2612:JSTOR
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2525:現代民話考
2487:動物妖怪譚
2046:名古屋叢書
1220:Notes
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