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Smiling Raccoon Dogs

Smiling Raccoon Dogs

Akio Negishi

Have you ever seen smiling raccoon dogs (a.k.a. tanuki)?... Tanuki Statues From the gate to the front of Morinji Temple, there are

Gunma 2
Yanagimori Shrine

Yanagimori Shrine

Jeff W. Richards

dedicated the prankster with testicales of beach-ball proportions—the tanuki... The tanuki, commonly referred to as a "raccoon dog" in English,

Tokyo
Sanno Matsuri 2026

Sanno Matsuri 2026

Early - Mid Jun

It starts and finishes at Hie Shrine, winding its way through the Imperial Palace, past Tokyo Station, Ginza and Shimbashi.

Tokyo Free Entry
Rokkakudo in Matsuyama

Rokkakudo in Matsuyama

Anonymous

The shrine is also associated with tanuki, a badger-like creature that... A number of more or less grotesque tanuki statues grace the shrine.

Ehime