Hainu is a Yokai found in Japan. The Hainu is described as a dog with brown fur and wings. The Hainu is said to be very dangerous and aggressive unless it gets tamed then it becomes very loving and loyal. This winged dog is a popular image in the city of Chikugo in Fukuoka Prefecture, and the dog itself is supposedly buried beneath a stone monument near the railroad station called Hainutsuka ("Winged-Dog Mound"). Two conflicting stories are usually told about the winged dog's origins. According to the first story, recorded in the Chikugo Kokorogashi in 1777, the winged dog was a ferocious creature which attacked humans and livestock. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi embarked on his Kyūshū Campaign of 1587, seeking to conquer the island, the dog stood in his way and had to be slain. Hideyoshi was so taken with the animal's pluck and courage, however, that he erected a memorial for it. According to the second version, the dog was Hideyoshi's beloved pet, which died in the p
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