which is neither a raccoon nor a dog, has unusually large testicles. Beloved in Japanese folklore, statues of the raccoon dog, or tanuki, often take some humorous liberties with this anatomical ...

Nyctereutes viverrinus, the Japanese raccoon dog or tanuki, is endemic to Japan ... was one of Japan’s six kiln cities. Today, tanuki statues abound all over town, including in front of bars ...

It’s a near-universal rule that when two independently adorable things are combined—dog dressed as ... and fortune in Japanese culture, often represented by statues holding sake at restaurants.

KOKA, Shiga -- A contest for ceramic "tanuki" raccoon dog statues will be held for the first time in this west Japan city, which boasts one of six ancient kilns in the country, and entries are ...

The tanuki is one of the strangest animals you’ve probably never heard of - a wild canid that looks like a raccoon, acts like a trickster, and holds a legendary place in Japanese folklore.

However, I don't recall seeing such statues elsewhere in Japan, or in any of the "Japan ... Its English name is "raccoon dog," and it does look a lot like the North American raccoon, minus the ...

This statue form can also be used in air ... Japanese word “tanuki,” which is the common name for the Japanese raccoon dog. One look at these animals and it’s instantly obvious that ...

They are monogamous, often living in pairs. Raccoon dogs are native to East Asia, including parts of China, Korea and Japan, where they are known as tanuki. They have also become widespread in ...

The owners of a rare Japanese raccoon dog that was stolen in Oldham has issued a desperate plea for information on their beloved animal. Reggie, a three-year-old Tanuki, was stolen from an ...