Suzumushi
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This article is about the cricket. For the sword of Tōsen in the manga series Bleach, see Kaname Tōsen.
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Suzumushi is the Japanese name of a cricket, known in English as the bell cricket, known particularly for its song. It is frequently referred to in Japanese literature, particularly in chapter 38 of the Tale of Genji, in a short story, "The grasshopper and the bell cricket" by Yasunari Kawabata, and in haiku as an autumn kigo.
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