Bunbuku Chagama

Bunbuku chagama performing tightrope.
―Mrs. T. H. James, "The Wonderful Tea Kettle" (1886)

Bunbuku Chagama (分福茶釜 or 文福茶釜) , literally "Bunbuku tea-kettle"[1] is a Japanese folktale or fairy tale about a tanuki (raccoon dog), that uses its shapeshifting powers to reward its rescuer for his kindness.

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