Yokai Explained: Japanese Raccoon Dog with Gigantic Balls, Really (Tanuki)

An entire video about balls. Go to my Instagram, try to win a charm: https://www.instagram.com/linfamy Tanuki song: https://youtu.be/v8kshB6WafI Fastest mochi maker (you won’t regret it): https://youtu.be/olTuSpJTL2g MORE Yokai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WnyUjuSQPI&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9beU6G0UZ8Kjk86VBzfdpHo PLEASE SUPPORT ME, NEED FOOD =) 🔸PATREON (blog, art): https://www.patreon.com/Linfamy 🔸MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/linfamy (shirts, stickers, phone cases, and more!) 🔸DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/Linfamy RECOMMENDED 🔸History of Japan (ALL): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATnFsFRnRsI&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9ZQS70LRfOpQodtb8oogcEs 🔸Japanese Folktales: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngNvakLYNto&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9ZR-2VPUKaMordQkrJzZcyG 🔸Japanese Mythology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htyHPh1KSvQ&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9YmtK5BVbB7u5DhkYYj1s0W 🔸The Heian Period (Japan 794 - 1185): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z8ZZezVmfw&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9YfEch8cs8KNB6kFfkOTKd1 🔸Famous Weapons of Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_0n4OSxiIQ&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9ZtZWqaNGFqpDYD42pU_Tqv 🔸Ninja Myths: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blxb44Bp0KA&list=PLOWnSFzV-C9YMrQDIVR5DisD2cPVX2u2Q SOURCES 🔸 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1177429 🔸 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-tanuki-japan-s-trickster-god 🔸 http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/tanuki.shtml#slideshow 🔸 http://www.kuniyoshiproject.com/raccoon%20Dogs%20(R209).htm 🔸 http://www.kuniyoshiproject.com/More%20Fun%20with%20Raccoon%20Dogs.htm 🔸 https://folklorethursday.com/legends/tanuki-mischief-magic-and-change-in-the-japanese-countryside/ SOCIAL 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linfamy 🔸Twitter: http://twitter.com/linfamie WHAT I USE TO MAKE THESE VIDEOS 🎤Microphone: https://amzn.to/2Xgq2Ca 🖥Drawing Tablet: https://amzn.to/2NhYQ1b 📸Camera: https://amzn.to/2BL03tr 💻Software: https://amzn.to/2EkIOki ⚙The rest: https://kit.com/Linfamy/animator-s-kit Ishikari Lore by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100192 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ IMAGES Tanuki: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tanuki01_960.jpg by 663highland Tanuki statue: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tanuki_Statue_in_front_of_Iwagami_community_center.jpg by Motokoka Gold leaf: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gold_leaf_MET_DP260372.jpg by Metropolitan Museum of Art DISCLAIMER: This description contains affiliate links. If you click on them, then purchase something on the site, I will make a small commission at no extra cost to you! This helps support the channel and allows me to continue making videos for you. It's a win-win! Thank you for your support! #JapaneseFolktales #Yokai #Linfamy