Osaki Fox - Osaki Fox

Japanese: オサキ狐 - おさききつね

...It is said that if one is possessed by a fox, it will eat away one's internal organs and eventually die of illness, so priests are invited to pray for the possessed, or the possessed are bullied or smoked with pine needles to exorcise them. The foxes that are said to possess humans can be wild, but most are special foxes that are worshiped and kept by a specific family (called a "fox possessor"), and are called by various names depending on the region, such as Osaki fox, Kuda fox, and Ninko fox. It is believed that fox possessor families can not only become wealthy and prosperous by worshiping this fox, but also use the fox to steal or destroy the property of people they dislike, or to possess the fox and make them sick. ...

From [Possession]

…In folklore, this is called a “possession line.” The “possessions” that form such family lines include the “Osaki Fox” (Kanto), the “Izuna (a rice-eating bait user)” (Tohoku, Chubu), the “Kuda Fox” (Chubu, Tokai), the “Hitogitsune” (Sanin), the “Tobyo” (a snake. Chugoku, northern Shikoku), the “Inugami” (Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu), and the “Yako” (a wild fox.…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Osaki Fox" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…キツネに憑かれたままにすると，内臓を食いちぎられて，病気の末に死んでしまうとされ，祈禱師などを招いて祈禱したり，憑かれた者をいじめたり，松葉でいぶしたりして祓い落とす。人間に憑くとされるキツネは，野生の場合もあるが，多くは特定の家筋(これを〈狐持ち〉という)で祀られ，飼い養われている特殊なキツネであるといい，オサキ狐，クダ狐，人狐（にんこ）など，地方によってさまざまな名称で呼ばれている。狐持ちの家は，このキツネを祀ることで富み栄えることができるばかりでなく，キツネを使って自分が好ましくないと思う者の所有物を奪い取ったり，破壊したり，キツネを憑けて病気にしたりすると信じられている。…