BAKENEKO

Shapeshifting cat

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. It is often confused with the Nekomata, another cat-like yōkai. The distinction between them is often ambiguous, but the largest difference is that the Nekomata has two tails, while the bakeneko has only one.

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Kyosai Kawanabe, Seisei Kyosai gacho, c. 1870

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