#heavenly nine-tailed fox

#JLMyōkaioftheday : Tenko , or “Heavenly/celestial nine-tailed fox” ✨✨

When a kitsune (fox yōkai) grows its ninth tail, it becomes a “kyūbi no kitsune”, one of the most powerful legendary yōkai in Japanese mythology. 

Then, when it reaches 1000 years, it becomes even more powerful than that (and also turns gold)! It becomes a tenko. ✨ 

Tenko is the highest rank of foxes, and can ascend to the heavens and can command or punish lower-ranked kitsune. It can also possess a human being and grant that person divine spiritual powers. ✨#japanloverme art by @littlemisspaintbrush