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Published: 2018-02-17 22:14:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 352; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 0
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Japanese raccoon dog (in the folk tales: mischievous animal possessing supernatural powers) - a little ceramic statue, which can be found outside shops and restaurants etc., supposed to bring good fortune to business...Related content
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Tanuki!
I never had the luck of seeing a real one but I saw many wonderful Tanuki statues in Japan. They’re funny and cute.
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Oh really? Real ones (raccoon dogs) are even more cute!!!
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Yesss! And there are wonderful folk tales about these little urchins!
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Yep, I learnt a lot about them when I went to Japan and I've bring back a little tanuki bell with all attributes of the Tanuki 
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"all attributes" I wanna see this bell... 
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Here just for you so 
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Oh my dearest friend!!! Thank you very much - it is irresistibly adorable!! Absolutely marvelous!!!
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Thank you endlessly, dearest friend!!! Such funny little statues are really abundant all around Japan!
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