Tanuki Badger at Yashima-ji - Tanuki is the Japanese word for a raccoon. These creatures have been represented in Japanese folklore for hundreds of

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Tanuki Badger at Yashima-ji - Tanuki is the Japanese word for a raccoon. These creatures have been represented in Japanese folklore for hundreds of years. The tanuki have a reputation for being mischievous. At the same time they are jolly, good at disguising themselves. They are also absent-minded. and gullible according to legend. Yashima-ji is a Shingon temple in Yashima, a lava plateau to the northeast of Takamatsu is the 84th temple on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

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Size: 4160px × 6240px
Location: Takamatsu, Shikoku, Japan
Photo credit: © John Lander / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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