Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village

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In the mountains of Japan, near the town of Shiroishi, there is a village where more than a hundred foxes of six different species live. The entrance to the village is open, you can even feed the foxes. We already talked about this village, but we found new photographs and could not help but show them to you.

Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village
Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village

The author of these photos is Natasha Puente from Mexico. She came to Tokyo to obtain a TESOL certificate, which certifies her qualifications as an English teacher. Finding herself in another part of the world, the girl could not miss the chance to go to a fox farm - especially since this is her favorite animal, she even got herself several tattoos with foxes.

Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village

To get to the farm, Natasha took the Shinkansen bullet train two hours to the city of Shiroishi in Miyagi Prefecture and called a taxi there.

Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village

Admission costs $8, and you can also buy food for the foxes. Zoo workers explain in English how visitors should behave inside.

Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village

You should not feed foxes from your hands - you should throw food to them.

Video posted by Prim Kijworalak (@helloitsprim) Dec 25, 2016 at 10:11 PST

Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village

Don't bend down because foxes can come up from behind and bite you.

Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village

You cannot leave things unattended: foxes can mark your territory.

Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village

In the first part of the village, in addition to foxes in cages or on leashes, there are also rabbits, ponies and goats. You can pet these animals and take pictures with them.

Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village

In the main part of the territory, foxes roam freely throughout the reserve, as if they were living in the wild.

Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village

If you feed them, they may follow you in hopes of more.

Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village

In this part of the reserve, foxes are practically not controlled by workers, so you need to remember that these are wild animals and it is better not to touch them.

Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village

There are feeders, small houses for foxes and ritual torii gates throughout the reserve. There is even a temple.

Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village
Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village
Fur all around: more than a hundred foxes live in a Japanese village
     

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