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  • In modern days, the Tsuchinoko is a major fixture in pop culture, appearing in commercials, video games, and on a large range of merchandise ranging from Tsuchinoko-shaped candies to hot water bottles.

    Cryptomundo 2008

  • Q1: Things like Tsuchinoko, Bigfoot, etc are commonly known as UMAs, Unidentified Mysterious Objects.

    Japan’s top toppings for pizza 2009

  • All Rima's practicing does is inspire everyone else in the apartment to practice to - which just ends up depressing Rima, since she's so much worse compared to Yun Long, Tanya, and especially a Tsuchinoko-charged Nodame.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • All Rima's practicing does is inspire everyone else in the apartment to practice to - which just ends up depressing Rima, since she's so much worse compared to Yun Long, Tanya, and especially a Tsuchinoko-charged Nodame.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • Q1: Things like Tsuchinoko, Bigfoot, etc are commonly known as UMAs, Unidentified Mysterious Objects.

    世論 What Japan Thinks 2009

  • The Tsuchinoko has been sighted by a wide range of people right up to the present day, usually deep in the mountains far from civilization.

    Cryptomundo 2008

  • The Tsuchinoko has been present in Japanese folklore throughout reported history on the islands.

    Cryptomundo 2008

  • One problem I find with this is that the Tsuchinoko is reputedly able to leap several meters, which would be a very unlikely thing for a snake to be able do in the first place, let alone a gorged snake.

    Cryptomundo 2008

  • The cryptid Tsuchinoko is said to inhabit the deep, remote mountains of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu islands as well as the Korean peninsula.

    Cryptomundo 2008

  • Then there are the sounds the Tsuchinoko is said to make.

    Cryptomundo 2008

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