Japan 2007 - spring

Tanuki!

Posted on: Sat, 05/12/2007 - 03:59 By: Tom Swiss

group of large tanuki figures. The tanuki, a sort of racoon-dog, is a trickster figure in Japanese folklore, known for his love of sake and his large testicles.

It's interesting that I've seen these figures at some Zen temples.

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