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Andi Brooks · @AndiBrooks
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An Edo period book featuring kitsune and tanuki masquerading as humans. You can see the whole book in the Diet National Library's online collection at dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/2608778

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#edo #tanuki #kitsune #fox #yokai #妖怪 #bake #化け狸 #狸 #たぬき #狐 #きつね #nationaldietlibrary #国立国会図書 #japanesebook

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Andi Brooks · @AndiBrooks
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This illustration from "Santa Kurō" by Shindō Nobuyoshi, published in 1900, is said to be the first book illustration in Japan of Santa Claus. Read the full book here: dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/11

#さんたくろう #santakuro #進藤信義 #shindonobuyoshi #santaclaus #japanesechristmas #nationaldietlibrary #国立国会図書館 #ChristmasBooks

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