Today I'd like to write a bit about tanuki, very nice small creatures you can find in many places in your neighbourhood if you live in Japan. I don't mean alive tanuki but pottery statues, which people mainly like to put in front of their houses, restaurants or temples. Typical tanuki should have a big round hat as well as belly, large testicles freely hanging down to the ground :), sake in one hand and a purse in the other one. They are believed to be mischievous and jolly and can bring you good luck and prosperity. I don't believe it, but they are cute and look at you with this please smiley face, so I bought a small version as a keepsake:)
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