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Bakeneko

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, this cat has only one tail.[1]

The bakeneko (化け猫, "changed cat") is a type of Japanese yōkai, or supernatural entity; more specifically, it is a kaibyō, or supernatural cat.[2] It is often confused with the nekomata, another cat-like yōkai.[3] The distinction between them is often ambiguous, but the largest difference is that the nekomata has two tails, while the bakeneko has only one.

There are legends of bakeneko in various parts of Japan, but the tale of the Nabeshima Bakeneko Disturbance in Saga Prefecture is especially famous.

  1. ^ 湯本豪一編著 (2003). 妖怪百物語絵巻. 国書刊行会. p. 105. ISBN 978-4-336-04547-8.
  2. ^ Davisson, Zack (2017). Kaibyō: The Supernatural Cats of Japan. Chin Music Press Inc. ISBN 978-1634059169.
  3. ^ 京極夏彦 (2010). "妖怪の宴 妖怪の匣 第6回". In 郡司聡他編 (ed.). 怪. カドカワムック. Vol. 0029. 書店. p. 122. ISBN 978-4-04-885055-1.
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