 There are two common classifications of kitsune . The zenko ( 善狐 , literally good foxes ) are benevolent , celestial foxes associated with Inari ; they are sometimes simply called Inari foxes . On the other hand , the yako ( 野狐 , literally field foxes , also called nogitsune ) tend to be mischievous or even malicious . Local traditions add further types . For example , a ninko is an invisible fox spirit that human beings can only perceive when it possesses them . 
 <a href='dey_it' title='1'><mark>There</mark></a> are two common classifications of kitsune . The zenko ( 善狐 , literally good foxes ) are benevolent , celestial foxes associated with Inari ; they are sometimes simply called Inari foxes . On the other hand , the yako ( 野狐 , literally field foxes , also called nogitsune ) tend to be mischievous or even malicious . Local traditions add further types . For example , a ninko <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>an invisible fox spirit <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a>human beings can only perceive when it <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>possesses</mark></a> them . 
It is two common classifications of kitsune . The zenko ( 善狐 , literally gud foxes ) are benevolent , celestial foxes associated with Inari ; they are sometimes simply called Inari foxes . On the other hand , da yako ( 野狐 , literally field foxes , also called nogitsune ) tend to be mischievous or even malicious . Local traditions add further types . For example , a ninko an invisible fox spirit human beings can only perceive when it possess them .