These foxes are a myth known around Asia, but the countries that they are the most popular in are China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, where they are known as Huli Jing, Kitsune, Kumiho, and Hồ tinh respectively. The image of foxes in western culture portrays them as cunning tricksters, and this is not an exception for Asian culture. Also, they acquired magical powers that allowed them to turn into humans, usually young beautiful girls. Nine- tailed foxes are said to be ordinary foxes that lived 50 to 100 years, and as their age grew, so did their number of tails. Whether you play games like League of Legends, or grew up watching TV shows such as the Cartoon Network hit “Inuyasha”, you have probably come across this mythical creature before. That is why today I would like to talk about an eastern mythical creature that we see often, but a lot of people don’t really know the origin of- the Nine-Tailed fox. Even myths such as dragons from Europe and the Chupacabras from Latin America seem to be well known. I have always found the folklore and mythical creatures of different cultures very entertaining to learn about they range from scary, to cute, to plain bizarre! Most western mythical creatures are well known by the public- vampires, werewolves, witches, etc.

Water nine tailed fox