Question about Tanuki statue!

Utsuki

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19 Jul 2004

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• 16 Feb 2005

• #1

Hi! I have questions on this Tanuki statue! I attached one pic for your reference.

I found a Tanuki is abandoned beside the road of a residential area. I knew it is a Japanese stuff but I don't know much about it. I remember I saw it in a house before and I think they abandoned it because they have moved away. I think of carrying it back home since I like it and I think it's quite cute. But my friend told me it's for luck of restauranteers and I'm not a shop owner. hahahah! However I think it'll look good placing in the garden!

What do you think??? Should I take it back?? Will it have any good or bad effect after if I take it back home??? I'm quite confused! Can any of you giving me some advice and lend me your knowledge on it? Thanks!

 

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Hiroyuki Nagashima

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18 Jan 2005

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• 16 Feb 2005

• #2

It is "raccoon dog" of "Sigaraki yaki".
In Japan, it is an ornament of business prosperity.
There are very many shops putting this raccoon dog in Kansai.
窶敖ｪ窶佛?窶ｰﾂ鞘?ｹN窶堙?陳ｾ窶堙≫?堙?窶僵"窶堋ｪ窶敕ｭ窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堙ｩ"ﾅ?}"窶堙債「窶禿ｯﾂ焦凪?堋ｯﾂ」窶堙ｰ窶｢\窶堋ｵﾂ、窶佚･窶堋ｫ窶堙遺?禿壺?堙債「窶敖ｻ窶冉窶氾債」ﾂ、ﾅ?ﾃ帚?堋｢ﾅ?ﾃｧ窶堙債「ﾋ?､窶?ﾂ」ﾂ、窶慊ｿ窶藩懌?堙債「ﾂ食窶板ｿﾋ?ｹ窶板ｿﾂ」ﾂ、窶凖岩?卍?窶堙債「ﾂ信窶廃窶氾債」ﾂ、窶佚･窶堋ｫ窶堙遺?｢ﾂ?窶堙債「ﾅ塚??冉窶氾債」ﾂ、窶ｹﾃ?窶佚懌?堙債「窶ｹﾃ?窶ｰ^ﾂ」ﾂ、ﾂ尻窶敕ｶ窶堙債「窶猫ﾂ終窶堙娯?敕ｼﾂ」窶堋ｪﾂ湘ｼ窶堙ｪ窶堙懌?堋ｷ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙俄?堙??堋｢窶堙≫?堋ｽﾂ渉､窶昶?樞?敕可青ｷ窶堙ｰ窶ｹF窶抂窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶ｰﾂ鞘?ｹN窶｢ﾂｨ窶堙??堋ｷﾂ。
An umbrella expresses "a good luck charm".
Big eyes || "judgment"
A round face || "amiability"
A sake bottle || "food drink"
A bankbook || "creditworthiness"
A big stomach || "decision"
A money bag || "luck with money"
A tail || "crowning beauty"
It is a mascot praying for business prosperity.

You found good luck.

 

mdchachi

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6 Mar 2003

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• 20 Feb 2005

• #3

If you like it, take it home with you. Regular people in Japan, not just shop owners, also put these in their gardens.

 

Utsuki

先輩

19 Jul 2004

45

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• 22 Feb 2005

• Thread starter
• #4

Thanks for your info!! I just took it back 2 days ago, I really like it!

 

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gokarosama

gokarosama

1 Mar 2005

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• 1 Mar 2005

• #5

Hmmm.. I thought this might be a question about its, um, lower extremities...

 

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RinniGal

Kouhai

8 Sep 2004

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• 4 Mar 2005

• #6

ooo....i didnt even notice that....whoa. you go boy

 

TwistedMac

後輩

4 Mar 2004

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• 4 Mar 2005

• #7

that's the thing Super Mario can get a suit that makes him into rock when you press some button combo or other, is it not?

 

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jread

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26 Mar 2004

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• 4 Mar 2005

• #8

Yeah, I thought these things had huge balls or something, lol. I always wondered why the Super Mario version was missing the balls, lol!

Watch these: http://www.stinky.com/anabu/

 

Utsuki

先輩

19 Jul 2004

45

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• 5 Mar 2005

• Thread starter
• #9

You know, now I'm thinking of giving it a new paint. 'Cause its paint has fallen off, so I wonder how I can get it a good look without ruin it! hahahha! And it's hard to find the colour paints for it!

 

Adamsmith009

後輩

30 Aug 2013

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• 31 Aug 2013

• #10

I bought this little tanuki statue from gift shop - very cute!

 

zoomingjapan

Japan Travel Expert

18 Jun 2012

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• 1 Sep 2013

• #11

Are you sure that the statue didn't belong to anybody?