3/06/2024

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- Welcome to the Kappapedia !
河童 / 合羽 / かっぱ / カッパ - Kappa, the Water Goblin of Japan!
River Imp, Water Sprite, River Monster



My Yamashina Daruma and the Kappa Family

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Kappa are supernatural creatures which live both on land and in water. They are as tall as a four or five year old child. They have a beak-like snout, and fins on their hands and feet. They also have a shell on their back, and a water-filled dish on their head. As long as the dish is full of water, kappa keep their supernatural powers. Kappa are known for dragging people into the water and pulling out their livers through their anuses.

Although kappa harm people sometimes, there are also many tales where they have helped people. They are very curious. They often appear in cartoons because of their lovable images.

Kappa love sumo wrestling and cucumbers. That is why cucumber sushi rolls are called "kappa maki". "Okappa" are bobbed hairstyles because they look like the kappa's hairstyles. Kappa are excellent swimmers.
There is a saying "Kappa no kawa nagare (a drowning kappa)" which means, even an expert can make mistakes sometimes.

. Japanese Ghosts and Ghost Stories 怪談 kaidan .

. Kappa densetsu 河童伝説 Legends about the Kappa .


- Satori Kappa 悟り河童 and Dave Dick, Canada -

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- Check this index for the main features a Kappa can take!

. Kappapedia - ABC index .

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Many types and more names of the kappa

. - yookai, yōkai 妖怪 all kinds of Yokai monsters - .

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. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .

. Japan - Shrines and Temples .

. Tohoku after the BIG earthquake March 11, 2011

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1 comment:

Gabi Greve said...

Yokai: The Folklore Roots of Pokémon
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Take your time to read this !
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https://mluce.ro/articles/the-yokai-roots-of-pokemon/
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