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Shippeitaro
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Shippeitaro or Shippei Taro is the name of a helper dog in the Japanese fairy tale by the same name.
"Schippeitaro is a strong and beautiful dog". —from Mrs. T. H. James's Schippeitaro (1888), illustrated by Suzuki Sōsaburō [recté Suzuki Sōtarō] aka S
"Schippeitaro is a strong and beautiful dog". —from Mrs. T. H. James's Schippeitaro (1888), illustrated by Suzuki Sōsaburō [recté Suzuki Sōtarō] aka Suzuki Kason [ja].
Shippeitaro attacks huge black tom cat. The "door of the cage", or rather "lid of a chest [ja]" is laid open.―Mrs. James tr. (1888). The chirimenbon p
Shippeitaro attacks huge black tom cat. The "door of the cage", or rather "lid of a chest [ja]" is laid open.―Mrs. James tr. (1888). The chirimenbon print Schippeitaro (1888 version). Suzuki Kason (illustr.)
Schippeitaro out of a barrel (cask), attacking huge black tom cat. Young samurai appears quite "foreign-ish".―Lang, Andrew (1906) Schippeitaro
Schippeitaro out of a barrel (cask), attacking huge black tom cat. Young samurai appears quite "foreign-ish".―Lang, Andrew (1906) Schippeitaro
Hayatarō's grave at Kōzen-ji
Hayatarō's grave at Kōzen-ji
Bakeneko
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The bakeneko is a type of Japanese yōkai, or supernatural entity; more specifically, it is a kaibyō, or supernatural cat. It is often confused with the nekomata, another cat-like yōkai. The distinctio
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…as "there was a dog Shippeitarō in Shikoku", the circumstances are that Shippeitarō who was left behind in Kyōto eventually reaps vengeance from the bakeneko (monster cat) that killed his mother. The story of a supposedly famed dog named Shippekitarō related in Gakutei Kyūzan's work, Honchō akuko den. Zenpen…
The Bakeneko of the Sasakibara Family (猫) from the Buson Yōkai Emaki by Yosa Buson. It depicts a cat in Nagoya that would wear a napkin on its head an
The Bakeneko of the Sasakibara Family (猫) from the Buson Yōkai Emaki by Yosa Buson. It depicts a cat in Nagoya that would wear a napkin on its head and dance. Unlike nekomata which have two tails, the bakeneko has only one tail.
Ume no Haru Gojūsantsugi (駅) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. A kabuki play that was performed in 1835 (Tenpo 6) in Ichimura-za. It depicts a cat that has shapes
Ume no Haru Gojūsantsugi (駅) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. A kabuki play that was performed in 1835 (Tenpo 6) in Ichimura-za. It depicts a cat that has shapeshifted into an old woman, a cat wearing a napkin and dancing, and the shadow of a cat licking a lamp.
"Shōzan Chomon Kishū" by Miyoshi Shōzan. Here, a man who has become suspicious of a cat attempts to kill it because it speaks in human language.
"Shōzan Chomon Kishū" by Miyoshi Shōzan. Here, a man who has become suspicious of a cat attempts to kill it because it speaks in human language.
A stone monument Odoriba Station, Yokohama Municipal Subway engraving the origin of the station's name
A stone monument Odoriba Station, Yokohama Municipal Subway engraving the origin of the station's name