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Many porches displayed tanuki statues, hoping the jolly sake-clutching raccoon dogs brought prosperity.
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Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Also try: Takahashi (10324 S.E. Holgate Blvd.), chef Seiji Takahashi (of Sushi Takahashi 1 and 2 fame)’s original restaurant, is under new ownership, but the room remains charmingly cluttered with lanterns, tanuki statues and origami cranes.
—oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023
And in grand homes and fancy offices, a more easily read calligraphic work may be displayed as a conversation starter — its short, clear lines executed with a firm, resilient tanuki or horsehair brush.
—New York Times, 3 June 2021
Many Japanese woodblock prints depict a tanuki kneading its testes into the shape of various objects, such as raincoats or fishing nets.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2020
In 2016, British outlets ran a story about a man in Blackpool who was concerned people would mistake his tanuki for a feral raccoon.
—Elaina Zachos, National Geographic, 16 May 2018
The miniature houses with front stoops guarded by potted plants and tanuki (raccoon dog) figurines had a stillness about them.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2017
Raccoon Dog A raccoon dog, or tanuki, named Tanu burst to fame on the Internet after his owner tweeted photos of his pet.
—National Geographic, 22 Feb. 2016
Many different animals can be raised in captivity for the fur trade: minks, foxes, chinchillas, and raccoon dogs (also known as tanuki or Asiatic raccoons).
—National Geographic, 17 Aug. 2016
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Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Also try: Takahashi (10324 S.E. Holgate Blvd.), chef Seiji Takahashi (of Sushi Takahashi 1 and 2 fame)’s original restaurant, is under new ownership, but the room remains charmingly cluttered with lanterns, tanuki statues and origami cranes.
—oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023
And in grand homes and fancy offices, a more easily read calligraphic work may be displayed as a conversation starter — its short, clear lines executed with a firm, resilient tanuki or horsehair brush.
—New York Times, 3 June 2021
Many Japanese woodblock prints depict a tanuki kneading its testes into the shape of various objects, such as raincoats or fishing nets.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2020
In 2016, British outlets ran a story about a man in Blackpool who was concerned people would mistake his tanuki for a feral raccoon.
—Elaina Zachos, National Geographic, 16 May 2018
The miniature houses with front stoops guarded by potted plants and tanuki (raccoon dog) figurines had a stillness about them.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2017
Raccoon Dog A raccoon dog, or tanuki, named Tanu burst to fame on the Internet after his owner tweeted photos of his pet.
—National Geographic, 22 Feb. 2016
Many different animals can be raised in captivity for the fur trade: minks, foxes, chinchillas, and raccoon dogs (also known as tanuki or Asiatic raccoons).
—National Geographic, 17 Aug. 2016
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“Tanuki.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tanuki. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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