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![Ghost cat（化け猫）
http://nyankotan.bake-neko.net/page_thumb222.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko
Bakeneko (化け猫?, “monster-cat”), in Japanese folklore, refers to cat yōkai (spiritual beings) with supernatural abilities akin to those of the kitsune (fox) or tanuki (raccoon dog). There are a number of superstitions that detail how ordinary cat may transform into a bakeneko. Bakeneko then haunt and menace their household.
A bakeneko with a forked tail is referred to as a nekomata (猫又?, or 猫股 “forked-cat”). The popular good luck totem, the Maneki Neko (招き猫?, “Beckoning Cat”)found in shop fronts, is also a type of bakeneko. [1]
Most of the stories about the bakeneko are told orally in Japan.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4qod3yjxC1qivc0io1_500.jpg)
Ghost cat（化け猫）
http://nyankotan.bake-neko.net/page_thumb222.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko
Bakeneko (化け猫?, “monster-cat”), in Japanese folklore, refers to cat yōkai (spiritual beings) with supernatural abilities akin to those of the kitsune (fox) or tanuki (raccoon dog). There are a number of superstitions that detail how ordinary cat may transform into a bakeneko. Bakeneko then haunt and menace their household.
A bakeneko with a forked tail is referred to as a nekomata (猫又?, or 猫股 “forked-cat”). The popular good luck totem, the Maneki Neko (招き猫?, “Beckoning Cat”)found in shop fronts, is also a type of bakeneko. [1]
Most of the stories about the bakeneko are told orally in Japan.
![Ghost cat（化け猫）
http://nyankotan.bake-neko.net/page_thumb222.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko
Bakeneko (化け猫?, “monster-cat”), in Japanese folklore, refers to cat yōkai (spiritual beings) with supernatural abilities akin to those of the kitsune (fox) or tanuki (raccoon dog). There are a number of superstitions that detail how ordinary cat may transform into a bakeneko. Bakeneko then haunt and menace their household.
A bakeneko with a forked tail is referred to as a nekomata (猫又?, or 猫股 “forked-cat”). The popular good luck totem, the Maneki Neko (招き猫?, “Beckoning Cat”)found in shop fronts, is also a type of bakeneko. [1]
Most of the stories about the bakeneko are told orally in Japan.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4qod3yjxC1qivc0io1_1280.jpg)
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![Ghost cat（化け猫）
http://nyankotan.bake-neko.net/page_thumb228.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko
Bakeneko (化け猫?, “monster-cat”), in Japanese folklore, refers to cat yōkai (spiritual beings) with supernatural abilities akin to those of the kitsune (fox) or tanuki (raccoon dog). There are a number of superstitions that detail how ordinary cat may transform into a bakeneko. Bakeneko then haunt and menace their household.
A bakeneko with a forked tail is referred to as a nekomata (猫又?, or 猫股 “forked-cat”). The popular good luck totem, the Maneki Neko (招き猫?, “Beckoning Cat”)found in shop fronts, is also a type of bakeneko. [1]
Most of the stories about the bakeneko are told orally in Japan.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2zp9rsRMb1qivc0io1_400.jpg)
Ghost cat（化け猫）
http://nyankotan.bake-neko.net/page_thumb228.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko
Bakeneko (化け猫?, “monster-cat”), in Japanese folklore, refers to cat yōkai (spiritual beings) with supernatural abilities akin to those of the kitsune (fox) or tanuki (raccoon dog). There are a number of superstitions that detail how ordinary cat may transform into a bakeneko. Bakeneko then haunt and menace their household.
A bakeneko with a forked tail is referred to as a nekomata (猫又?, or 猫股 “forked-cat”). The popular good luck totem, the Maneki Neko (招き猫?, “Beckoning Cat”)found in shop fronts, is also a type of bakeneko. [1]
Most of the stories about the bakeneko are told orally in Japan.
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![Ghost cat（化け猫）
http://nyankotan.bake-neko.net/page_thumb234.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko
Bakeneko (化け猫?, “monster-cat”), in Japanese folklore, refers to cat yōkai (spiritual beings) with supernatural abilities akin to those of the kitsune (fox) or tanuki (raccoon dog). There are a number of superstitions that detail how ordinary cat may transform into a bakeneko. Bakeneko then haunt and menace their household.
A bakeneko with a forked tail is referred to as a nekomata (猫又?, or 猫股 “forked-cat”). The popular good luck totem, the Maneki Neko (招き猫?, “Beckoning Cat”)found in shop fronts, is also a type of bakeneko. [1]
Most of the stories about the bakeneko are told orally in Japan.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2obc6K5SN1qivc0io1_500.jpg)
Ghost cat（化け猫）
http://nyankotan.bake-neko.net/page_thumb234.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko
Bakeneko (化け猫?, “monster-cat”), in Japanese folklore, refers to cat yōkai (spiritual beings) with supernatural abilities akin to those of the kitsune (fox) or tanuki (raccoon dog). There are a number of superstitions that detail how ordinary cat may transform into a bakeneko. Bakeneko then haunt and menace their household.
A bakeneko with a forked tail is referred to as a nekomata (猫又?, or 猫股 “forked-cat”). The popular good luck totem, the Maneki Neko (招き猫?, “Beckoning Cat”)found in shop fronts, is also a type of bakeneko. [1]
Most of the stories about the bakeneko are told orally in Japan.
![Ghost cat（化け猫）
http://nyankotan.bake-neko.net/page_thumb234.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko
Bakeneko (化け猫?, “monster-cat”), in Japanese folklore, refers to cat yōkai (spiritual beings) with supernatural abilities akin to those of the kitsune (fox) or tanuki (raccoon dog). There are a number of superstitions that detail how ordinary cat may transform into a bakeneko. Bakeneko then haunt and menace their household.
A bakeneko with a forked tail is referred to as a nekomata (猫又?, or 猫股 “forked-cat”). The popular good luck totem, the Maneki Neko (招き猫?, “Beckoning Cat”)found in shop fronts, is also a type of bakeneko. [1]
Most of the stories about the bakeneko are told orally in Japan.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2obc6K5SN1qivc0io1_1280.jpg)
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![Ghost cat（化け猫）
http://nyankotan.bake-neko.net/page_thumb257.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko
Bakeneko (化け猫?, “monster-cat”), in Japanese folklore, refers to cat yōkai (spiritual beings) with supernatural abilities akin to those of the kitsune (fox) or tanuki (raccoon dog). There are a number of superstitions that detail how ordinary cat may transform into a bakeneko. Bakeneko then haunt and menace their household.
A bakeneko with a forked tail is referred to as a nekomata (猫又?, or 猫股 “forked-cat”). The popular good luck totem, the Maneki Neko (招き猫?, “Beckoning Cat”)found in shop fronts, is also a type of bakeneko. [1]
Most of the stories about the bakeneko are told orally in Japan.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2mnasRKAL1qivc0io1_400.jpg)
Ghost cat（化け猫）
http://nyankotan.bake-neko.net/page_thumb257.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko
Bakeneko (化け猫?, “monster-cat”), in Japanese folklore, refers to cat yōkai (spiritual beings) with supernatural abilities akin to those of the kitsune (fox) or tanuki (raccoon dog). There are a number of superstitions that detail how ordinary cat may transform into a bakeneko. Bakeneko then haunt and menace their household.
A bakeneko with a forked tail is referred to as a nekomata (猫又?, or 猫股 “forked-cat”). The popular good luck totem, the Maneki Neko (招き猫?, “Beckoning Cat”)found in shop fronts, is also a type of bakeneko. [1]
Most of the stories about the bakeneko are told orally in Japan.
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![Ghost cat（化け猫）
http://nyankotan.bake-neko.net/public_html/page_thumb44.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko
Bakeneko (化け猫?, “monster-cat”), in Japanese folklore, refers to cat yōkai (spiritual beings) with supernatural abilities akin to those of the kitsune (fox) or tanuki (raccoon dog). There are a number of superstitions that detail how ordinary cat may transform into a bakeneko. Bakeneko then haunt and menace their household.
A bakeneko with a forked tail is referred to as a nekomata (猫又?, or 猫股 “forked-cat”). The popular good luck totem, the Maneki Neko (招き猫?, “Beckoning Cat”)found in shop fronts, is also a type of bakeneko. [1]
Most of the stories about the bakeneko are told orally in Japan.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2iyagR2l61qivc0io1_400.jpg)
Ghost cat（化け猫）
http://nyankotan.bake-neko.net/public_html/page_thumb44.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko
Bakeneko (化け猫, “monster-cat”), in Japanese folklore, refers to cat yōkai (spiritual beings) with supernatural abilities akin to those of the kitsune (fox) or tanuki (raccoon dog). There are a number of superstitions that detail how ordinary cat may transform into a bakeneko. Bakeneko then haunt and menace their household.
A bakeneko with a forked tail is referred to as a nekomata (猫又, or 猫股 “forked-cat”). The popular good luck totem, the Maneki Neko (招き猫, “Beckoning Cat”)found in shop fronts, is also a type of bakeneko. [1]
Most of the stories about the bakeneko are told orally in Japan.
