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A photo of a ceramic Japanese Tanuki statue. The statue stands about 36" tall (not including the hat) so you can get a better idea of its height and girth.

This (crummy) pic was snapped with my cell phone camera at the Arigato Japanese Steak & Seafood House in Greensboro, NC. The direct halogen lighting didn't help the picture much either, as you can see. In 'light' of the bad lighting, the restaurant is a favorite of my families and you'll usually find us there on special occasions including birthdays and anniversaries.

If anyone is interested in any tanuki folklore, history, or would like to see what a real tanuki looks like, here are a couple of links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanuki

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/tanuki.shtml

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/htm...i-story2.shtml

Kanpai!,
Harry
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