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(image source: Masasumi Ryukansaijin)
When walking around in the snow, or just walking outside when it’s freezing, have you ever come home with a bunch of small cracks or cuts in your fingers? According to old Japanese folklore, this is the work of the Kama Itachi: a mythical weasel with sickles on its forelegs (sometimes just really sharp claws) that comes outside when it’s cold.
(image source: Jurij Mikuletič on Artstation)
It makes cuts on peoples’ skin (for what reason, we do not know) and then disappears. It rides dust-devils and tiny whirlwinds to get around. I think the Pokémon Sneasel is based on this myth.
Source: the Gazu Hyakki Yagyo from Toriyama Sekien, I personally read the “Japandemonium” translation by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt
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My cat must have descended from one of these. He def has sickles for claws, doesn't hesitate to use them when we play and he gets worked up
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Second pic does look quite nice, if he isn't planning to cut me I would go for it.