This being associated with raccoon dogs is known on Niigata Prefecture's Sado Island as both human and animal, yokai and deity. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – MUJINA - Time and Tide ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Japanese Folklore, we track down the legend of the ferocious Ushioni, a Yokai with the hulking body of a bull and an ogre-like face.