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In Japanese folklore, how many tails does a kitsune fox grow to become a nearly immortal, immensely powerful spirit?
Answer
Nine
Kitsune were believed to gain an additional tail roughly every hundred years, with nine tails marking the peak of their power, wisdom, and near-immortality.
💡 Did you know?
Japanese kitsune foxes gain tails by reaching age milestones, and a nine-tailed fox becomes nearly immortal—inspired by actual fox behavior and Chinese folklore.
Other options people guess
- Seven
- Five
- Three
Topics
- japanese-mythology
- kitsune
- shapeshifters
- asian-folklore
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