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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.

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