In Japan, a village is populated with foxes that are crooked

The Zao Fox Village shelters more than a hundred foxes at liberty

In the country of the rising sun, a somewhat special village has recently made him speak in the media. This is Zao Kitsune Mura, a village inhabited by wandering foxes in the heart of the Miyagi mountains, north-east of Japan. Named him. Zao Fox Village , its inhabitants are irresistiblely cute foxes where six different species of fox go down and play together to attract your attention and probably to come and ask for food.

This haven of peace opened in 1990 is home to more than a hundred foxes who live in freedom. For 100 yen (0.74 euros), food is provided to visitors of the park who can then approach the animals as close as possible. As is the case in the West, the foxes in Japan are considered to be rustic crooks. However, for some inhabitants, they have a privileged place and even have "mystical powers". They would also be "inari messengers," Shinto deity of fertility, prosperity and rice.

And here's a video taken in this fox village: