Knowledge (XXG)

Kappa (folklore)

Source 📝

669: 722: 642: 846: 694: 5298: 5303: 886: 418: 654: 45: 540: 147: 557: 1460:, the titular Turtles accidentally activate the Time Scepter, a mystical artifact, and end up travelling back in time, to Japan of the Edo period (more specifically 1603). As a running gag, some of the townspeople who interact with them feel frightened by their appearance and mistake them for the legendary "kappa" throughout the film. 743:
if they venture too near to water, to outright malevolence, such as drowning people and animals, kidnapping children, raping women and at times eating human flesh. Though sometimes menacing, they may also behave amicably towards humans. While younger kappa are frequently found in family groups, adult
232: 621:
arms are connected to each other through the torso and can slide from one side to the other. While they are primarily water creatures, they do on occasion venture onto land. When they do, the "dish" on their head can be covered with a metal cap for protection.
668: 785:
and prevent the family from coming to harm in the streams. In some regions, it was customary to eat cucumbers before swimming as protection, but in others it was believed that this act would guarantee an attack.
595:. Clumsy on land, they are at home in the water, and thrive during the warm months. They are typically greenish in color (or yellow-blue), and either scaly or slimy skinned, with webbed hands and feet, and a 1153:
Similar folklore can be found in Asia and Europe. Like the Japanese description of the beast, in Chinese and in Scandinavian lore this beast is infamous for kidnapping and drowning people as well as horses.
386:
on their backs. A depression on its head, called its "dish" (sara), retains water, and if this is damaged or its liquid is lost (either through spilling or drying up), the kappa is severely weakened.
1411:
are no longer frightening or mysterious — the DC Card Kappa, for example, is not a slimy water creature threatening to kill unsuspecting children but a cute and (almost) cuddly cartoon character.
693: 756:
as their traditional favorite meal. At festivals, offerings of cucumber are frequently made to the kappa. Sometimes the kappa is said to have other favorite foods, such as the Japanese
603:
on their back. Inhuman traits include three anuses that allow them to pass three times as much gas as humans. Despite their small stature they are physically stronger than a grown man.
1231:
is a popular creature of the Japanese folk imagination; its manifestations cut across genre lines, appearing in folk religion, beliefs, legends, folktales and folk metaphors.
193: 5219: 781:
In Edo (old Tokyo), there used to be a tradition where people would write the names of their family members on cucumbers and send them afloat into the streams to mollify the
2447: 2333: 2302: 2097: 2015: 3019: 909:) on its head, rendering it unable to leave the bowing position until the plate is refilled with water from the river in which it lives. If a person refills it, the 1215:
in South-East Germany. This is not entirely surprising, as the area is not only close to Poland and Czech Republic, but also home to the Slavic minority of the
986:
their land. Sometimes, they bring fresh fish, which is regarded as a mark of good fortune for the family receiving it. They are also highly knowledgeable about
641: 5803: 1061:
in order to obtain a good harvest, some of which still take place today. These festivals generally took place during the two equinoxes of the year, when the
2580: 905:
are obsessed with politeness, so if a person makes a deep bow, it will return the gesture. This results in the kappa spilling the water held in the "dish" (
2797: 2181: 5859: 1272:. The story heavily focuses on the subject of suicide and Akutagawa killed himself the year the work was published. Kappas are a recurring image in 565: 5212: 721: 5682: 3312: 2902: 1510:
videogame series were originally based on kappa, visually very close to the mythological depictions in the first three games. The fourth game,
815:. They are sometimes said to take their victims for the purpose of drinking their blood, eating their livers, or gaining power by taking their 877:
is dragged by the horse to the stable where it is most vulnerable, and it is there it is forced to submit a writ of promise not to misbehave.
2837: 2716: 2610: 2425: 2398: 2370: 2268: 2160: 1986: 1917: 1890: 1793: 3012: 1512: 5297: 5854: 5205: 2661: 1104:
dog statues with depressions on their heads reminiscent of the water-retaining dish on the kappa's heads, said to be dedicated to the
2909:
Legend: A Comparative Ethnological Study on the Japanese Water-Spirit"Kappa" and Its Habit of Trying to Lure Horses into the Water".
2451: 2337: 5864: 2685: 2502: 1539: 128: 62: 2075: 1456: 2306: 2101: 2019: 3005: 1567: 940:
sometimes challenges a human being to wrestle or engage in other tests of skill. This tendency is easily used to encourage the
811:
have been blamed for drownings, and are often said to try to lure people into water and pull them in with their great skill at
2522: 5302: 1326: 1159: 109: 66: 81: 4615: 3199: 2767: 849:"DANGER!! Do not swim or play around here." A kappa is depicted as a metaphor of drowning on a sign near a pond in Fukuoka 4226: 2847: 2823: 2254: 1331: 1318: 1314: 1311: 1305: 1301: 1297: 88: 2148: 1576: 1530: 1403:
also represent Japan as a nation, featuring in advertisements for a range of products from a major brand of sake to
5839: 2746: 2126: 948:. One notable example of this method is the folktale of a farmer who promises his daughter's hand in marriage to a 55: 5834: 3217: 2577: 1561: 870:
where a horse-stealing kappa was captured and made to write a sworn statement vowing never to harm people again.
653: 1317:
gave her an alleged mummified foot of a kappa for her early 15th birthday, but she does not accept and gives to
95: 5798: 573: 172: 5277: 3282: 1685:
Shamoon, Deborah (2013). "The Yōkai in the Database: Supernatural Creatures and Folklore in Manga and Anime".
744:
kappa live solitary lives. However, it is common for kappa to befriend other yōkai and sometimes even people.
2793: 5508: 3181: 2178: 1308:, and watching as Hakudoshi to peer into the yōkai heads to catch a glimpse of the Border of the Afterlife. 845: 77: 5844: 5311: 4748: 3898: 3531: 3300: 2211: 1619: 1255: 189: 31: 1474: 1404: 1378: 569: 446: 4343: 3752: 1278: 1189: 838:
have been often said to try to lure people to water and pull them in. Even today, signs warning about
5584: 1820: 1416: 1108:
which according to legend helped extinguish a fire at the temple. The Kappa is also venerated at the
545: 5569: 5461: 5388: 5040: 4053: 3495: 1636: 1506: 1248: 890: 684: 528: 4876: 4307: 4134: 2060: 1768: 1469:, the character Nitori Kawashiro is a kappa. Her boss fight reflects the aquatic nature of kappas. 1433: 5813: 5589: 5574: 5329: 5228: 3369: 3036: 2926: 2888: 2879: 2871: 2722: 1718: 1710: 1608: 1074: 660: 512: 4660: 4406: 2898: 1978: 1296:
and together with Son Goku's descendant, the servant of Chokyūkai to find a bride. Later, since
1069: 401:. They are often accused of assaulting humans in water and removing a mythical organ called the 5642: 1714: 5849: 5808: 5746: 5652: 5601: 5442: 5383: 4721: 4552: 4143: 3743: 3576: 3226: 3190: 3163: 3046: 3028: 2833: 2712: 2657: 2647: 2616: 2606: 2498: 2421: 2415: 2394: 2366: 2358: 2264: 2156: 1982: 1913: 1907: 1886: 1878: 1789: 1702: 1465: 1352: 1054: 1050: 726: 367: 5528: 2258: 1783: 1090: 994:
to human beings. There are also legends that Kappa will save a friendly human from drowning.
5778: 5629: 5456: 5412: 4739: 4730: 4080: 3925: 3522: 3378: 3253: 3235: 3109: 2918: 2863: 1934: 1694: 1269: 1195: 1086: 102: 3549: 5690: 5619: 5334: 5148: 4759: 4388: 4008: 3592: 3136: 3082: 3055: 2584: 2441: 2327: 2185: 1596: 1521: 1447:, so he wanted the name "Kappa" to be included in one of his products. That brought about 1292:, a kappa, Sha Gojyo's descendant said to be a descendant of the legendary character from 1025:
The kappa is known by various names of the creature vary by region and local folklore. In
550: 5451: 5282: 5272: 4804: 4676: 4462: 4379: 3091: 2953: 2677: 378:. They are typically depicted as green, human-like beings with webbed hands and feet and 17: 1762: 917:
involves its arms, which can easily be pulled from its body. If an arm is detached, the
739:. Their actions range from comparatively minor misdemeanors, such as looking up women's 5756: 5579: 5543: 5518: 5403: 5319: 5267: 5186: 5181: 5176: 5166: 5130: 4950: 4903: 4712: 4665: 4415: 4334: 4062: 3637: 3581: 3486: 3432: 3291: 3262: 3100: 2065: 1971: 1758: 1630: 1555: 1357: 1177: 1138: 1134: 1095: 1081: 885: 863: 524: 516: 398: 2726: 583:
are said to be roughly humanoid in form and about the size of a child, inhabiting the
417: 295: 5828: 5482: 5466: 5422: 5417: 5287: 4858: 4253: 3558: 3423: 3333: 3208: 2966: 2883: 2296: 2091: 2009: 1722: 1613: 1260: 1163:
of the Philippine islands is also known for kidnapping children by the water's edge.
1042: 952:
in return for the creature irrigating his land. The farmer's daughter challenges the
678:
has sex at a river underwater, while a woman is watching and smiling in a print from
561: 202: 162: 5022: 3468: 2946: 1698: 231: 5538: 5513: 5432: 5393: 5369: 5338: 4932: 4435: 4181: 4071: 3734: 2542: 1448: 1429: 1383: 991: 897:
It was believed that there were a few means of escape if one was confronted with a
596: 379: 182: 5672: 5262: 3610: 3540: 3118: 1145:. Their offspring were said to be repulsive to behold, and were generally buried. 2827: 2485: 856:
are also said to victimize animals, especially horses and cows. The motif of the
5763: 5614: 5609: 5564: 5533: 5492: 5487: 5427: 5247: 4986: 4921: 4885: 4867: 4849: 4840: 4831: 4703: 4642: 4480: 4397: 4325: 4271: 4244: 4199: 4172: 4026: 3988: 3842: 3806: 3655: 3513: 3324: 3154: 3073: 3064: 1369: 1273: 960:
fails in its task, it retreats, saving the farmer's daughter from the marriage.
564:(化物之繪, c. 1700), Harry F. Bruning Collection of Japanese Books and Manuscripts, 44: 2771: 834:
have been used to warn children of the dangers lurking in rivers and lakes, as
5773: 5667: 5657: 5647: 5523: 5323: 5171: 5031: 4977: 4894: 4822: 4813: 4685: 4651: 4579: 4570: 4525: 4471: 4361: 4280: 4125: 4107: 4044: 3916: 3889: 3770: 3709: 3673: 3477: 3244: 3127: 2620: 1482: 1243: 1235: 1110: 983: 828:, a mythical ball said to contain the soul, which is located inside the anus. 631: 3723: 1706: 1428:
and its impact on an ordinary family, written for the screen and directed by
5741: 5637: 5378: 5121: 5049: 4941: 4606: 4588: 4561: 4289: 4035: 3999: 3761: 3691: 3682: 3504: 3414: 3405: 3342: 2972: 2653: 1343: 1334:
a mummified kappa's foot as a gift in which she accepts and kept since then.
1123: 812: 795: 539: 394: 383: 4633: 3860: 3779: 3459: 1547:
play a crucial role in helping to restore hope to a region devastated by a
982:
may perform any number of tasks for human beings, such as helping farmers
5751: 5725: 5720: 5139: 5112: 5103: 5094: 5067: 5058: 4995: 4912: 4694: 4534: 4516: 4498: 4453: 4298: 4217: 4190: 4098: 3952: 3943: 3878: 3869: 3833: 3824: 3718: 3664: 3619: 3567: 3360: 3172: 3145: 1603: 1498: 1392: 1288: 1181: 1168: 987: 964:
have also been driven away by their aversion to iron, sesame, or ginger.
768: 757: 753: 600: 362: 259: 2988: 2983: 2978: 2960: 2740: 2122: 1478:, one of the four lord antagonists, Moreau, is inspired after the kappa. 1407:'s DC Card (a credit card). In their explicitly commercial conceptions, 1176:
is widely known in western Slavic folklore and tales, especially in the
5710: 5700: 5359: 5354: 5349: 5344: 4959: 4624: 4597: 4444: 4163: 4017: 3979: 3851: 3815: 3797: 3700: 3628: 3450: 3441: 3396: 3351: 2930: 2892: 2875: 2523:"Deep North Gothic: A Comparative Cultural Reading of Kunio Yanagita's 1909:
The Animal in Far Eastern Art and Especially in the Art of the Japanese
1625: 1590: 1548: 1486: 1212: 1115: 1101: 774: 704: 679: 504:
or "steed-puller" alludes to its reputed penchant to drag away horses.
422: 2446:[Folktale Data of Strange Phenomena and Yōkai] (in Japanese). 2332:[Folktale Data of Strange Phenomena and Yōkai] (in Japanese). 2301:[Folktale Data of Strange Phenomena and Yōkai] (in Japanese). 2096:[Folktale Data of Strange Phenomena and Yōkai] (in Japanese). 2014:[Folktale Data of Strange Phenomena and Yōkai] (in Japanese). 1211:
in the eastern part of Germany, but they are most widely connected to
1068:
The best known place where it has been claimed Kappa reside is in the
5793: 5257: 5252: 5242: 5197: 5085: 5076: 4786: 4777: 4543: 4235: 4208: 4154: 4116: 4089: 3961: 3788: 3646: 3601: 3387: 1494: 1440: 1300:
collecting the heads of other yōkai, they tracked down Hakudoshi and
1035: 1026: 867: 740: 2997: 2922: 2867: 1341:, and creatures based on them, are recurring characters in Japanese 1065:
are said to travel from the rivers to the mountains and vice versa.
500:'monkey', suggesting it outwardly resembles these animals. The name 2393:. Truth In Fantasy (in Japanese). Vol. IV. 新紀元社. p. 110. 921:
will perform favors or share knowledge in exchange for its return.
913:
will serve that person for all eternity. A similar weakness of the
556: 5768: 5715: 5662: 5013: 4968: 4795: 4768: 4489: 4426: 4352: 4316: 3970: 3934: 2709:
Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai
2260:
Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yōkai
2151:
Inexorable Modernity: Japan's Grappling with Modernity in the Arts
1490: 1421: 1363: 1348: 1216: 1208: 1119: 1010: 926: 884: 844: 790: 736: 720: 708: 592: 588: 555: 538: 416: 277: 1639:, a shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore 461:
are also known regionally by at least eighty other names such as
5548: 5004: 4507: 1399: 1204: 1203:. They have been mentioned in connection with the larger rivers 932: 762: 611: 584: 457:) "child". Another translation of kappa is "water sprites". The 406: 375: 356: 255: 5201: 3001: 1347:
films and television shows. Examples include the kappas in the
1172:
is known in Slavic mythology. A green human-like being named a
1126:
arm of a Kappa is enshrined within the chapel hall since 1818.
842:
appear by bodies of water in some Japanese towns and villages.
5705: 4370: 4262: 1559:
features multiple characters based on Kappa appearing in both
1264:
centers on a man who got lost and ended up in the land of the
1004: 140: 38: 2535:
Newsletter of the Council for the Literature of the Fantastic
2829:
The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
230: 2649:
The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters
1816: 2794:"7 Redeeming Things About Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3" 2565:
The Search for Authenticity in Modern Japanese Literature
2420:. President and Fellows of Harvard College. p. 910. 1885:. President and Fellows of Harvard College. p. 480. 2959:
Kirainet (2007). For a look at Kappa in popular culture
1141:
area about women being accosted and even impregnated by
549:("The Illustrated Night Parade of a Hundred Demons") by 1656: 1654: 1652: 1330:, Grandpa Higurashi gifted to his great-granddaughter, 5146: 5137: 5128: 5119: 5110: 5101: 5092: 5083: 5074: 5065: 5056: 5047: 5038: 5029: 5020: 5011: 5002: 4993: 4984: 4975: 4966: 4957: 4948: 4939: 4930: 4919: 4910: 4901: 4892: 4883: 4874: 4865: 4856: 4847: 4838: 4829: 4820: 4811: 4802: 4793: 4784: 4775: 4766: 4757: 4746: 4737: 4728: 4719: 4710: 4701: 4692: 4683: 4674: 4658: 4649: 4640: 4631: 4622: 4613: 4604: 4595: 4586: 4577: 4568: 4559: 4550: 4541: 4532: 4523: 4514: 4505: 4496: 4487: 4478: 4469: 4460: 4451: 4442: 4433: 4424: 4413: 4404: 4395: 4386: 4377: 4368: 4359: 4350: 4341: 4332: 4323: 4314: 4305: 4296: 4287: 4278: 4269: 4260: 4251: 4242: 4233: 4224: 4215: 4206: 4197: 4188: 4179: 4170: 4161: 4152: 4141: 4132: 4123: 4114: 4105: 4096: 4087: 4078: 4069: 4060: 4051: 4042: 4033: 4024: 4015: 4006: 3997: 3986: 3977: 3968: 3959: 3950: 3941: 3932: 3923: 3914: 3905: 3896: 3887: 3876: 3867: 3858: 3849: 3840: 3831: 3822: 3813: 3804: 3795: 3786: 3777: 3768: 3759: 3750: 3741: 3732: 3716: 3707: 3698: 3689: 3680: 3671: 3662: 3653: 3644: 3635: 3626: 3617: 3608: 3599: 3590: 3574: 3565: 3556: 3547: 3538: 3529: 3520: 3511: 3502: 3493: 3484: 3475: 3466: 3457: 3448: 3439: 3430: 3421: 3412: 3403: 3394: 3385: 3376: 3367: 3358: 3349: 3340: 3331: 3322: 3298: 3289: 3280: 3260: 3251: 3242: 3233: 3224: 3215: 3206: 3197: 3188: 3179: 3170: 3161: 3152: 3143: 3134: 3125: 3116: 3107: 3098: 3089: 3080: 3071: 3062: 3053: 3044: 2854:: Transformation of Folklore to Folklorism in Japan". 2237: 2235: 2040: 2038: 2036: 1840: 1838: 2365:(in Japanese). Tōkyō: Kokusho Kankōkai. p. 147. 1855: 1853: 1738: 1736: 1734: 1732: 889:
Defense against kappa: repelling with flatulence. By
1187:
In German mythology, a similar creature is known as
5734: 5681: 5628: 5600: 5557: 5501: 5475: 5441: 5402: 5368: 5310: 5235: 5159: 3311: 3273: 3035: 2994:
Animation film featuring a Kappa as main character.
273: 265: 251: 69:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 2448:International Research Center for Japanese Studies 2334:International Research Center for Japanese Studies 2303:International Research Center for Japanese Studies 2098:International Research Center for Japanese Studies 2016:International Research Center for Japanese Studies 1970: 374:can become harmful when they are not respected as 2969:Translated kappa stories from Hyakumonogatari.com 1516:, changed them into the fish-humans they are now. 1057:. There were also festivals meant to placate the 860:trying to drown a horse is found all over Japan. 188:for phonetic transcriptions, with an appropriate 990:, and legend states that they taught the art of 2603:Patient X: the case-book of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 1282:, itself about the life and work of Akutagawa. 975:are not entirely antagonistic to human beings. 2711:(1 ed.). University of California Press. 2567:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978. 2263:. University of California Press. p. 46. 2216:. New York: T.Y. Crowell Co. pp. 350–351. 956:to submerge several gourds in water. When the 821: 703:statues at the Sogenji Buddhist shrine at the 347: 334: 321: 308: 293: 5213: 3013: 2197: 1100:In Tōno, there is a Buddhist temple that has 1029:, they are often considered to be an avatar ( 8: 1964: 1962: 1960: 1958: 1956: 1954: 1952: 1950: 1948: 222: 1872: 1870: 1868: 1451:, a popular shrimp-flavored snack in Japan. 5220: 5206: 5198: 3020: 3006: 2998: 2516: 2514: 1788:. Princeton University Press. p. 21. 647:A book illustrating twelve kinds of kappa. 523:was the familiar name of it to folklorist 2495:Original landscape of the Tōno monogatari 2179:Does Kappa still have their occult power? 2174: 2172: 1593:, the king of kappa in Japanese mythology 1439:It is said that the company president of 1242:: he being a comrade of the magic monkey 129:Learn how and when to remove this message 1519:Numerous kappa characters appear in the 1753: 1751: 1648: 1580:features a kappa character named Dendy. 637: 2633: 2471: 2283: 2241: 2226: 2056: 2044: 1939: 1859: 1844: 1742: 1672: 1660: 1599:, a Tokyo street named after the kappa 221: 2768:"第九十九回「い組」お稽古「江戸の妖怪・化物」アダム・カバット – 和塾" 2749:from the original on 11 November 2020 2286:, p. 6, citing Ōno (1994), p. 42 1745:, p. 3, citing Ōno (1994), p. 14 1485:are based on the kappa, most notably 1137:records a number of beliefs from the 866:wrote of a story in Kawachimura near 7: 2800:from the original on 30 January 2023 1811: 1809: 1807: 1805: 67:adding citations to reliable sources 2188:. road-station.com (Michi-no-eiki). 2850:(1998). "The Metamorphosis of the 2832:. University of California Press. 2646:Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew (2016). 1534:, the kappa is a neutral creature. 1238:) is conventionally depicted as a 924:Another method of defeat involves 178:for transliterated languages, and 158:of its non-English content, using 25: 2688:from the original on 31 July 2019 1540:The House of the Lost on the Cape 1049:as water deity in such places as 610:are sometimes said to smell like 5301: 5296: 2484:Masatoshi, Naitō (内藤正敏) (1994). 2074:水神信仰と河童 "; Ōshima, Takehiko ed. 1457:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III 1234:In Japan, the character Sagojō ( 1122:where according to tradition, a 1045:are dedicated to the worship of 735:are usually seen as kami of the 692: 667: 652: 640: 566:L. Tom Perry Special Collections 196:may also be used - notably 145: 43: 5860:Piscine and amphibian humanoids 2454:from the original on 2011-09-27 2340:from the original on 2011-09-27 2309:from the original on 2009-03-04 2155:. Lexington Books. p. 33. 2129:from the original on 2009-12-03 2104:from the original on 2009-03-04 2022:from the original on 2011-09-27 1823:from the original on 1 May 2020 1785:The Culture of the Meiji Period 1715:10.13110/marvelstales.27.2.0276 1699:10.13110/marvelstales.27.2.0276 1489:and the evolutionary family of 614:, and they can swim like them. 54:needs additional citations for 2707:Foster, Michael Dylan (2009). 1973:Handbook of Japanese Mythology 1327:Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon 617:According to some accounts, a 437:is a contraction of the words 194:multilingual support templates 1: 2956:. Retrieved 14 December 2006. 2770:(in Japanese). Archived from 2605:. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 2487:Tōno monogatari no gen fūkei 1764:Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan 1531:Might & Magic Heroes VII 944:to spill the water from its 507:The kappa has been known as 5147: 5138: 5129: 5120: 5111: 5102: 5093: 5084: 5075: 5066: 5057: 5048: 5039: 5030: 5021: 5012: 5003: 4994: 4985: 4976: 4967: 4958: 4949: 4940: 4931: 4920: 4911: 4902: 4893: 4884: 4875: 4866: 4857: 4848: 4839: 4830: 4821: 4812: 4803: 4794: 4785: 4776: 4767: 4758: 4747: 4738: 4729: 4720: 4711: 4702: 4693: 4684: 4675: 4659: 4650: 4641: 4632: 4623: 4614: 4605: 4596: 4587: 4578: 4569: 4560: 4551: 4542: 4533: 4524: 4515: 4506: 4497: 4488: 4479: 4470: 4461: 4452: 4443: 4434: 4425: 4414: 4405: 4396: 4387: 4378: 4369: 4360: 4351: 4342: 4333: 4324: 4315: 4306: 4297: 4288: 4279: 4270: 4261: 4252: 4243: 4234: 4225: 4216: 4207: 4198: 4189: 4180: 4171: 4162: 4153: 4142: 4133: 4124: 4115: 4106: 4097: 4088: 4079: 4070: 4061: 4052: 4043: 4034: 4025: 4016: 4007: 3998: 3987: 3978: 3969: 3960: 3951: 3942: 3933: 3924: 3915: 3906: 3897: 3888: 3877: 3868: 3859: 3850: 3841: 3832: 3823: 3814: 3805: 3796: 3787: 3778: 3769: 3760: 3751: 3742: 3733: 3717: 3708: 3699: 3690: 3681: 3672: 3663: 3654: 3645: 3636: 3627: 3618: 3609: 3600: 3591: 3575: 3566: 3557: 3548: 3539: 3530: 3521: 3512: 3503: 3494: 3485: 3476: 3467: 3458: 3449: 3440: 3431: 3422: 3413: 3404: 3395: 3386: 3377: 3368: 3359: 3350: 3341: 3332: 3323: 3299: 3290: 3281: 3261: 3252: 3243: 3234: 3225: 3216: 3207: 3198: 3189: 3180: 3171: 3162: 3153: 3144: 3135: 3126: 3117: 3108: 3099: 3090: 3081: 3072: 3063: 3054: 3045: 2947:Kappa – River Imp or Sprite 2198:Ishida & Yoshida (1950) 1969:Ashkenazi, Michael (2003). 496:'soft-shelled turtle', and 5881: 5294: 2984:The Great Yokai War (2005) 2949:. Retrieved 23 March 2006. 2521:Tatsumi, Takayuki (1998). 2497:]. 筑穈書房. p. 176. 2213:Myths and Legends of Japan 2210:Davis, F. Hadland (1912). 1782:Irokawa, Daikichi (1988). 29: 27:Japanese mythical creature 5855:Mythological hematophages 5789: 2298:怪異・妖怪伝承データベース: 河童の教えた中風の薬 2011:怪異・妖怪伝承データベース: カッパ, ヒョウスベ 1607:, a spirit creature from 1304:, that he didn't they're 822: 772:(fermented soybeans), or 725:Capturing a kappa alive. 699:A paired male and female 348: 335: 322: 309: 294: 229: 18:Kappa (mythical creature) 5865:Anthropomorphic reptiles 2945:Mark Schumacher (2004). 2489: 2442: 2414:Frédéric, Louis (2002). 2390: 2361:; Tada, Katsumi (2000). 2328: 2297: 2092: 2010: 1877:Frédéric, Louis (2002). 1577:OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes 1033:) of the Water Deity or 1018:is among the best-known 574:Brigham Young University 242:copied from Koga Tōan's 5509:Ashihara no Nakatsukuni 2963:. Retrieved 6 May 2007. 2527:and Tetsutaro Murano's 2329:怪異・妖怪伝承データベース: 河童の秘伝接骨薬 2200:, pp. 1–2, 114–115 1432:based on two novels by 1114:Buddhist temple in the 752:Folk beliefs claim the 5602:Major Buddhist figures 5502:Mythological locations 5312:Japanese creation myth 4749:Yashima no Hage-tanuki 2979:Underwater Love (2011) 2856:Asian Folklore Studies 2727:10.1525/j.ctt1ppkrc.11 2386:Tada, Katsumi (1990). 2147:Nara, Hiroshi (2007). 1912:. BRILL. p. 110. 1767:. Tauchnitz. pp.  1629:, a water spirit from 1373:, and "King Kappa", a 894: 850: 729: 577: 553: 430: 397:and love to engage in 235: 32:Kappa (disambiguation) 5278:Konjaku Monogatarishū 3283:Konjaku Monogatarishū 2952:Garth Haslam (2000). 2824:Foster, Michael Dylan 2601:Peace, David (2018). 2563:Yamanouchi, Hisaaki. 2255:Foster, Michael Dylan 2072:Suijinshinkō to kappa 1977:. ABC-CLIO. pp.  1528:In the strategy game 1475:Resident Evil Village 1405:Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank 1379:Tsuburaya Productions 1306:Naraku's incarnations 1246:in the Chinese story 888: 873:In many versions the 848: 766:(buckwheat noodles), 724: 570:Harold B. Lee Library 559: 542: 420: 366:found in traditional 360:with similarities to 328:, with a boss called 234: 78:"Kappa" folklore 5558:Mythological weapons 3315:in Japanese Folklore 3313:Legendary Creatures 2990:Summer Days with Coo 2742:Summer Days with Coo 2682:Beta Capsule Reviews 2591:, 27 September 2007. 2059:, p. 5, citing 1574:The television show 1417:Summer Days with Coo 778:(Japanese pumpkin). 405:from their victim's 192:. Knowledge (XXG)'s 156:specify the language 154:This article should 63:improve this article 30:For other uses, see 5683:Legendary creatures 5570:Kusanagi no Tsurugi 5462:Konohanasakuya-hime 3301:Uji Shūi Monogatari 3200:Taketori Monogatari 2967:Hyakumonogatari.com 2684:. 26 January 2018. 2541:(5). Archived from 2443:怪異・妖怪伝承データベース: 河童神社 2093:怪異・妖怪伝承データベース: 河童雑談 1906:Volker, T. (1975). 1817:"Kappa | Yokai.com" 1687:Marvels & Tales 1620:Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 1507:The Legend of Zelda 1294:Journey of the West 1256:Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 1249:Journey to the West 998:Regional variations 891:Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 881:Defeating the kappa 807:As water monsters, 793:roll is known as a 393:are known to favor 226: 5814:Glossary of Shinto 5809:Japanese religions 5575:Totsuka-no-Tsurugi 5330:Ame-no-Minakanushi 5229:Japanese mythology 2774:on 6 December 2018 2583:2018-08-26 at the 2529:The Legend of Sayo 2417:Japan Encyclopedia 2359:Kyōgoku, Natsuhiko 2184:2017-03-06 at the 1883:Japan Encyclopedia 1286:In the anime show 1223:In popular culture 1149:Cross culture lore 895: 851: 789:A cucumber-filled 730: 661:Katsushika Hokusai 578: 560:Kappa (かはつは) from 554: 513:Shimane Prefecture 488:It is also called 431: 236: 5840:Legendary turtles 5822: 5821: 5747:Ryukyuan religion 5195: 5194: 4722:Danzaburou-danuki 3227:Tsuru no Ongaeshi 3191:Shita-kiri Suzume 3047:Awa Tanuki Gassen 3029:Japanese folklore 2975:Unknown Explorers 2903:Yoshida, Ken'ichi 2839:978-0-520-95912-5 2718:978-0-520-25361-2 2612:978-0-5255-2177-8 2427:978-0-674-00770-3 2400:978-4-915146-44-2 2372:978-4-336-04187-6 2270:978-0-520-25361-2 2162:978-0-7391-1841-2 1988:978-1-57607-467-1 1932:According to the 1919:978-90-04-04295-7 1892:978-0-674-00770-3 1795:978-0-691-00030-5 1466:Mountain of Faith 1422:Japanese animated 1055:Miyagi Prefecture 1051:Aomori Prefecture 978:Once befriended, 727:Utagawa Kuniyoshi 546:Gazu Hyakki Yagyō 368:Japanese folklore 326:, "horse-puller") 283: 282: 220: 219: 139: 138: 131: 113: 16:(Redirected from 5872: 5835:Kappa (folklore) 5799:Japanese deities 5779:Hasinaw-uk-kamuy 5630:Seven Lucky Gods 5593: 5413:Yamata no Orochi 5305: 5300: 5222: 5215: 5208: 5199: 5152: 5143: 5134: 5125: 5116: 5107: 5098: 5089: 5080: 5071: 5062: 5053: 5044: 5035: 5026: 5017: 5008: 4999: 4990: 4981: 4972: 4963: 4954: 4945: 4936: 4925: 4916: 4907: 4898: 4889: 4880: 4871: 4862: 4853: 4844: 4835: 4826: 4817: 4808: 4799: 4790: 4781: 4772: 4763: 4752: 4743: 4740:Shibaemon-tanuki 4734: 4725: 4716: 4707: 4698: 4689: 4680: 4671: 4669: 4655: 4646: 4637: 4628: 4619: 4610: 4601: 4592: 4583: 4574: 4565: 4556: 4547: 4538: 4529: 4520: 4511: 4502: 4493: 4484: 4475: 4466: 4457: 4448: 4439: 4430: 4419: 4410: 4401: 4392: 4383: 4374: 4365: 4356: 4347: 4338: 4329: 4320: 4311: 4302: 4293: 4284: 4275: 4266: 4257: 4248: 4239: 4230: 4221: 4212: 4203: 4194: 4185: 4176: 4167: 4158: 4147: 4138: 4129: 4120: 4111: 4102: 4093: 4084: 4075: 4066: 4057: 4048: 4039: 4030: 4021: 4012: 4003: 3992: 3983: 3974: 3965: 3956: 3947: 3938: 3929: 3920: 3911: 3902: 3893: 3882: 3873: 3864: 3855: 3846: 3837: 3828: 3819: 3810: 3801: 3792: 3783: 3774: 3765: 3756: 3747: 3738: 3729: 3727: 3713: 3704: 3695: 3686: 3677: 3668: 3659: 3650: 3641: 3632: 3623: 3614: 3605: 3596: 3587: 3585: 3571: 3562: 3553: 3544: 3535: 3526: 3517: 3508: 3499: 3490: 3481: 3472: 3463: 3454: 3445: 3436: 3427: 3418: 3409: 3400: 3391: 3382: 3373: 3364: 3355: 3346: 3337: 3328: 3304: 3295: 3286: 3266: 3257: 3254:Yamata no Orochi 3248: 3239: 3230: 3221: 3212: 3203: 3194: 3185: 3182:Saru Kani Gassen 3176: 3167: 3158: 3149: 3140: 3131: 3122: 3113: 3110:Kachi-kachi Yama 3104: 3095: 3086: 3077: 3068: 3059: 3050: 3022: 3015: 3008: 2999: 2954:Kappa Quest 2000 2934: 2911:Folklore Studies 2899:Ishida, Eiichirô 2887: 2843: 2810: 2809: 2807: 2805: 2796:. 18 June 2022. 2790: 2784: 2783: 2781: 2779: 2764: 2758: 2757: 2756: 2754: 2737: 2731: 2730: 2704: 2698: 2697: 2695: 2693: 2674: 2668: 2667: 2643: 2637: 2631: 2625: 2624: 2598: 2592: 2574: 2568: 2561: 2555: 2554: 2552: 2550: 2518: 2509: 2508: 2481: 2475: 2469: 2463: 2462: 2460: 2459: 2438: 2432: 2431: 2411: 2405: 2404: 2388:幻想世界の住人たち Iv 日本編 2383: 2377: 2376: 2355: 2349: 2348: 2346: 2345: 2324: 2318: 2317: 2315: 2314: 2293: 2287: 2281: 2275: 2274: 2251: 2245: 2239: 2230: 2229:, p. 8, 10. 2224: 2218: 2217: 2207: 2201: 2195: 2189: 2176: 2167: 2166: 2144: 2138: 2137: 2135: 2134: 2125:. tangorin.com. 2119: 2113: 2112: 2110: 2109: 2088: 2082: 2069: 2054: 2048: 2042: 2031: 2030: 2028: 2027: 2006: 2000: 1999: 1997: 1995: 1976: 1966: 1943: 1935:Wakan Sansai Zue 1930: 1924: 1923: 1903: 1897: 1896: 1874: 1863: 1857: 1848: 1842: 1833: 1832: 1830: 1828: 1813: 1800: 1799: 1779: 1773: 1772: 1755: 1746: 1740: 1727: 1726: 1682: 1676: 1670: 1664: 1658: 1324:In episode 4 of 1270:Mount Hotakadake 1258:'s 1927 novella 1099: 1087:Iwate Prefecture 1078: 827: 825: 824: 696: 671: 656: 644: 529:Hyōgo Prefecture 354:—is a reptiloid 353: 352:, "water-tiger") 351: 350: 340: 339:, "river-tiger") 338: 337: 327: 325: 324: 314: 312: 311: 301: 300:, "river-child") 299: 298: 227: 215: 212: 206: 199: 187: 181: 177: 171: 167: 161: 149: 148: 141: 134: 127: 123: 120: 114: 112: 71: 47: 39: 21: 5880: 5879: 5875: 5874: 5873: 5871: 5870: 5869: 5825: 5824: 5823: 5818: 5785: 5730: 5677: 5624: 5620:Five Tathagatas 5596: 5587: 5585:Futsu-no-mitama 5553: 5497: 5493:Kesshi Hachidai 5471: 5437: 5398: 5364: 5306: 5292: 5231: 5226: 5196: 5191: 5155: 5149:Zashiki-warashi 4663: 4407:Rashōmon no oni 3753:Hitotsume-nyūdō 3721: 3579: 3314: 3307: 3269: 3137:Kobutori Jiisan 3083:Hanasaka Jiisan 3056:Bunbuku Chagama 3031: 3026: 2942: 2937: 2923:10.2307/1177401 2897: 2868:10.2307/1178994 2846: 2840: 2822: 2813: 2803: 2801: 2792: 2791: 2787: 2777: 2775: 2766: 2765: 2761: 2752: 2750: 2739: 2738: 2734: 2719: 2706: 2705: 2701: 2691: 2689: 2676: 2675: 2671: 2664: 2656:. p. 355. 2645: 2644: 2640: 2632: 2628: 2613: 2600: 2599: 2595: 2585:Wayback Machine 2575: 2571: 2562: 2558: 2548: 2546: 2525:Tono Monogatari 2520: 2519: 2512: 2505: 2491: 2483: 2482: 2478: 2470: 2466: 2457: 2455: 2444: 2440: 2439: 2435: 2428: 2413: 2412: 2408: 2401: 2392: 2385: 2384: 2380: 2373: 2357: 2356: 2352: 2343: 2341: 2330: 2326: 2325: 2321: 2312: 2310: 2299: 2295: 2294: 2290: 2282: 2278: 2271: 2253: 2252: 2248: 2240: 2233: 2225: 2221: 2209: 2208: 2204: 2196: 2192: 2186:Wayback Machine 2177: 2170: 2163: 2146: 2145: 2141: 2132: 2130: 2121: 2120: 2116: 2107: 2105: 2094: 2090: 2089: 2085: 2063: 2055: 2051: 2043: 2034: 2025: 2023: 2012: 2008: 2007: 2003: 1993: 1991: 1989: 1968: 1967: 1946: 1931: 1927: 1920: 1905: 1904: 1900: 1893: 1876: 1875: 1866: 1858: 1851: 1843: 1836: 1826: 1824: 1815: 1814: 1803: 1796: 1781: 1780: 1776: 1759:Hearn, Lafcadio 1757: 1756: 1749: 1741: 1730: 1684: 1683: 1679: 1671: 1667: 1659: 1650: 1646: 1597:Kappabashi-dori 1587: 1568:Orion no Kokuin 1522:Animal Crossing 1513:Ocarina of Time 1225: 1151: 1131:Tōno Monogatari 1093: 1072: 1002:Along with the 1000: 970: 883: 819: 805: 750: 719: 712: 697: 688: 672: 663: 657: 648: 645: 551:Toriyama Sekien 537: 519:was based, and 415: 345: 332: 319: 306: 302:—also known as 291: 247: 216: 210: 207: 201: 197: 185: 179: 175: 173:transliteration 169: 165: 159: 150: 146: 135: 124: 118: 115: 72: 70: 60: 48: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 5878: 5876: 5868: 5867: 5862: 5857: 5852: 5847: 5842: 5837: 5827: 5826: 5820: 5819: 5817: 5816: 5811: 5806: 5804:Sacred objects 5801: 5796: 5794:Shinto deities 5790: 5787: 5786: 5784: 5783: 5782: 5781: 5776: 5771: 5764:Ainu mythology 5761: 5760: 5759: 5757:Tenson dynasty 5754: 5744: 5738: 5736: 5732: 5731: 5729: 5728: 5723: 5718: 5713: 5708: 5703: 5698: 5693: 5687: 5685: 5679: 5678: 5676: 5675: 5670: 5665: 5660: 5655: 5650: 5645: 5640: 5634: 5632: 5626: 5625: 5623: 5622: 5617: 5612: 5606: 5604: 5598: 5597: 5595: 5594: 5582: 5580:Ame-no-ohabari 5577: 5572: 5567: 5561: 5559: 5555: 5554: 5552: 5551: 5546: 5544:Tokoyo no kuni 5541: 5536: 5531: 5526: 5521: 5519:Onogoro Island 5516: 5511: 5505: 5503: 5499: 5498: 5496: 5495: 5490: 5485: 5479: 5477: 5473: 5472: 5470: 5469: 5464: 5459: 5454: 5448: 5446: 5439: 5438: 5436: 5435: 5430: 5425: 5420: 5415: 5409: 5407: 5400: 5399: 5397: 5396: 5391: 5386: 5381: 5375: 5373: 5366: 5365: 5363: 5362: 5357: 5352: 5347: 5342: 5332: 5327: 5320:Kotoamatsukami 5316: 5314: 5308: 5307: 5295: 5293: 5291: 5290: 5285: 5280: 5275: 5270: 5268:Hotsuma Tsutae 5265: 5260: 5255: 5250: 5245: 5239: 5237: 5233: 5232: 5227: 5225: 5224: 5217: 5210: 5202: 5193: 5192: 5190: 5189: 5184: 5182:Shigeru Mizuki 5179: 5177:Lafcadio Hearn 5174: 5169: 5167:Kunio Yanagita 5163: 5161: 5157: 5156: 5154: 5153: 5144: 5135: 5131:Yume no seirei 5126: 5117: 5108: 5099: 5090: 5081: 5072: 5063: 5054: 5045: 5036: 5027: 5018: 5009: 5000: 4991: 4982: 4973: 4964: 4955: 4951:Tsurube-otoshi 4946: 4937: 4928: 4927: 4926: 4917: 4908: 4904:Koto-furunushi 4899: 4890: 4881: 4872: 4863: 4854: 4845: 4827: 4818: 4809: 4800: 4791: 4782: 4773: 4764: 4755: 4754: 4753: 4744: 4735: 4726: 4717: 4713:Tanuki-bayashi 4699: 4690: 4681: 4672: 4656: 4647: 4638: 4629: 4620: 4611: 4602: 4593: 4584: 4575: 4566: 4557: 4548: 4539: 4530: 4521: 4512: 4503: 4494: 4485: 4476: 4467: 4458: 4449: 4440: 4431: 4422: 4421: 4420: 4411: 4402: 4393: 4384: 4366: 4357: 4348: 4339: 4330: 4321: 4312: 4303: 4294: 4285: 4276: 4267: 4258: 4249: 4240: 4231: 4222: 4213: 4204: 4195: 4186: 4177: 4168: 4159: 4150: 4149: 4148: 4130: 4121: 4112: 4103: 4094: 4085: 4076: 4067: 4063:Kuchisake-onna 4058: 4049: 4040: 4031: 4022: 4013: 4004: 3995: 3994: 3993: 3975: 3966: 3957: 3948: 3939: 3930: 3921: 3912: 3903: 3894: 3885: 3884: 3883: 3874: 3856: 3847: 3838: 3829: 3820: 3811: 3802: 3793: 3784: 3775: 3766: 3757: 3748: 3744:Hitotsume-kozō 3739: 3730: 3714: 3705: 3696: 3687: 3678: 3669: 3660: 3651: 3642: 3638:Futakuchi-onna 3633: 3624: 3615: 3606: 3597: 3588: 3572: 3563: 3554: 3545: 3536: 3527: 3518: 3509: 3500: 3491: 3487:Ashinagatenaga 3482: 3473: 3464: 3455: 3446: 3437: 3428: 3419: 3410: 3401: 3392: 3383: 3374: 3365: 3356: 3347: 3338: 3329: 3319: 3317: 3309: 3308: 3306: 3305: 3296: 3287: 3277: 3275: 3271: 3270: 3268: 3267: 3263:Yotsuya Kaidan 3258: 3249: 3240: 3231: 3222: 3213: 3204: 3195: 3186: 3177: 3168: 3164:Nezumi no Sumō 3159: 3150: 3141: 3132: 3123: 3114: 3105: 3096: 3087: 3078: 3069: 3060: 3051: 3041: 3039: 3033: 3032: 3027: 3025: 3024: 3017: 3010: 3002: 2996: 2995: 2986: 2981: 2976: 2970: 2964: 2957: 2950: 2941: 2940:External links 2938: 2936: 2935: 2895: 2844: 2838: 2819: 2818: 2817: 2812: 2811: 2785: 2759: 2732: 2717: 2699: 2678:"Ultraman Ace" 2669: 2663:978-1409425625 2662: 2638: 2636:, p. 164. 2626: 2611: 2593: 2576:Peace, David. 2569: 2556: 2545:on 7 June 2011 2510: 2503: 2476: 2464: 2433: 2426: 2406: 2399: 2378: 2371: 2350: 2319: 2288: 2276: 2269: 2246: 2231: 2219: 2202: 2190: 2168: 2161: 2139: 2114: 2083: 2049: 2032: 2001: 1987: 1944: 1925: 1918: 1898: 1891: 1864: 1849: 1834: 1801: 1794: 1774: 1747: 1728: 1693:(2): 276–289. 1677: 1675:, p. 162. 1665: 1663:, p. 157. 1647: 1645: 1642: 1641: 1640: 1634: 1622: 1611: 1600: 1594: 1586: 1583: 1582: 1581: 1572: 1556:Inazuma Eleven 1552: 1535: 1526: 1517: 1504:The Zora from 1502: 1479: 1470: 1461: 1452: 1437: 1377:from the 1972 1358:Yokai Monsters 1336: 1335: 1322: 1309: 1224: 1221: 1178:Czech Republic 1150: 1147: 1135:Kunio Yanagita 999: 996: 969: 966: 882: 879: 864:Lafcadio Hearn 804: 801: 749: 746: 718: 715: 714: 713: 698: 691: 689: 673: 666: 664: 658: 651: 649: 646: 639: 543:Kappa. — From 536: 533: 525:Kunio Yanagita 517:Lafcadio Hearn 414: 411: 399:sumo wrestling 313:, "river-boy") 281: 280: 275: 271: 270: 269:Gatarō, Kawako 267: 263: 262: 253: 249: 248: 237: 218: 217: 153: 151: 144: 137: 136: 51: 49: 42: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 5877: 5866: 5863: 5861: 5858: 5856: 5853: 5851: 5848: 5846: 5845:Water spirits 5843: 5841: 5838: 5836: 5833: 5832: 5830: 5815: 5812: 5810: 5807: 5805: 5802: 5800: 5797: 5795: 5792: 5791: 5788: 5780: 5777: 5775: 5772: 5770: 5767: 5766: 5765: 5762: 5758: 5755: 5753: 5750: 5749: 5748: 5745: 5743: 5740: 5739: 5737: 5733: 5727: 5724: 5722: 5719: 5717: 5714: 5712: 5709: 5707: 5704: 5702: 5699: 5697: 5694: 5692: 5689: 5688: 5686: 5684: 5680: 5674: 5671: 5669: 5666: 5664: 5661: 5659: 5656: 5654: 5651: 5649: 5646: 5644: 5641: 5639: 5636: 5635: 5633: 5631: 5627: 5621: 5618: 5616: 5613: 5611: 5608: 5607: 5605: 5603: 5599: 5591: 5586: 5583: 5581: 5578: 5576: 5573: 5571: 5568: 5566: 5563: 5562: 5560: 5556: 5550: 5547: 5545: 5542: 5540: 5537: 5535: 5532: 5530: 5527: 5525: 5522: 5520: 5517: 5515: 5512: 5510: 5507: 5506: 5504: 5500: 5494: 5491: 5489: 5486: 5484: 5483:Emperor Jimmu 5481: 5480: 5478: 5474: 5468: 5467:Toyotama-hime 5465: 5463: 5460: 5458: 5455: 5453: 5450: 5449: 5447: 5444: 5440: 5434: 5431: 5429: 5426: 5424: 5421: 5419: 5418:Hare of Inaba 5416: 5414: 5411: 5410: 5408: 5405: 5401: 5395: 5392: 5390: 5387: 5385: 5382: 5380: 5377: 5376: 5374: 5371: 5367: 5361: 5358: 5356: 5353: 5351: 5348: 5346: 5343: 5340: 5336: 5333: 5331: 5328: 5325: 5321: 5318: 5317: 5315: 5313: 5309: 5304: 5299: 5289: 5286: 5284: 5281: 5279: 5276: 5274: 5271: 5269: 5266: 5264: 5261: 5259: 5256: 5254: 5251: 5249: 5246: 5244: 5241: 5240: 5238: 5234: 5230: 5223: 5218: 5216: 5211: 5209: 5204: 5203: 5200: 5188: 5185: 5183: 5180: 5178: 5175: 5173: 5170: 5168: 5165: 5164: 5162: 5158: 5151: 5150: 5145: 5142: 5141: 5136: 5133: 5132: 5127: 5124: 5123: 5118: 5115: 5114: 5109: 5106: 5105: 5100: 5097: 5096: 5091: 5088: 5087: 5082: 5079: 5078: 5073: 5070: 5069: 5064: 5061: 5060: 5055: 5052: 5051: 5046: 5043: 5042: 5037: 5034: 5033: 5028: 5025: 5024: 5019: 5016: 5015: 5010: 5007: 5006: 5001: 4998: 4997: 4992: 4989: 4988: 4983: 4980: 4979: 4974: 4971: 4970: 4965: 4962: 4961: 4956: 4953: 4952: 4947: 4944: 4943: 4938: 4935: 4934: 4929: 4924: 4923: 4918: 4915: 4914: 4909: 4906: 4905: 4900: 4897: 4896: 4891: 4888: 4887: 4882: 4879: 4878: 4877:Chōchin'obake 4873: 4870: 4869: 4864: 4861: 4860: 4859:Biwa-bokuboku 4855: 4852: 4851: 4846: 4843: 4842: 4837: 4836: 4834: 4833: 4828: 4825: 4824: 4819: 4816: 4815: 4810: 4807: 4806: 4801: 4798: 4797: 4792: 4789: 4788: 4783: 4780: 4779: 4774: 4771: 4770: 4765: 4762: 4761: 4756: 4751: 4750: 4745: 4742: 4741: 4736: 4733: 4732: 4731:Inugami Gyōbu 4727: 4724: 4723: 4718: 4715: 4714: 4709: 4708: 4706: 4705: 4700: 4697: 4696: 4691: 4688: 4687: 4682: 4679: 4678: 4673: 4670: 4667: 4662: 4657: 4654: 4653: 4648: 4645: 4644: 4639: 4636: 4635: 4630: 4627: 4626: 4621: 4618: 4617: 4612: 4609: 4608: 4603: 4600: 4599: 4594: 4591: 4590: 4585: 4582: 4581: 4576: 4573: 4572: 4567: 4564: 4563: 4558: 4555: 4554: 4549: 4546: 4545: 4540: 4537: 4536: 4531: 4528: 4527: 4522: 4519: 4518: 4513: 4510: 4509: 4504: 4501: 4500: 4495: 4492: 4491: 4486: 4483: 4482: 4477: 4474: 4473: 4468: 4465: 4464: 4459: 4456: 4455: 4450: 4447: 4446: 4441: 4438: 4437: 4432: 4429: 4428: 4423: 4418: 4417: 4412: 4409: 4408: 4403: 4400: 4399: 4394: 4391: 4390: 4385: 4382: 4381: 4376: 4375: 4373: 4372: 4367: 4364: 4363: 4358: 4355: 4354: 4349: 4346: 4345: 4340: 4337: 4336: 4331: 4328: 4327: 4322: 4319: 4318: 4313: 4310: 4309: 4304: 4301: 4300: 4295: 4292: 4291: 4286: 4283: 4282: 4277: 4274: 4273: 4268: 4265: 4264: 4259: 4256: 4255: 4250: 4247: 4246: 4241: 4238: 4237: 4232: 4229: 4228: 4223: 4220: 4219: 4214: 4211: 4210: 4205: 4202: 4201: 4196: 4193: 4192: 4187: 4184: 4183: 4178: 4175: 4174: 4169: 4166: 4165: 4160: 4157: 4156: 4151: 4146: 4145: 4140: 4139: 4137: 4136: 4135:Mikoshi-nyūdō 4131: 4128: 4127: 4122: 4119: 4118: 4113: 4110: 4109: 4104: 4101: 4100: 4095: 4092: 4091: 4086: 4083: 4082: 4077: 4074: 4073: 4068: 4065: 4064: 4059: 4056: 4055: 4050: 4047: 4046: 4041: 4038: 4037: 4032: 4029: 4028: 4023: 4020: 4019: 4014: 4011: 4010: 4005: 4002: 4001: 3996: 3991: 3990: 3985: 3984: 3982: 3981: 3976: 3973: 3972: 3967: 3964: 3963: 3958: 3955: 3954: 3949: 3946: 3945: 3940: 3937: 3936: 3931: 3928: 3927: 3922: 3919: 3918: 3913: 3910: 3909: 3904: 3901: 3900: 3895: 3892: 3891: 3886: 3881: 3880: 3875: 3872: 3871: 3866: 3865: 3863: 3862: 3857: 3854: 3853: 3848: 3845: 3844: 3839: 3836: 3835: 3830: 3827: 3826: 3821: 3818: 3817: 3812: 3809: 3808: 3803: 3800: 3799: 3794: 3791: 3790: 3785: 3782: 3781: 3776: 3773: 3772: 3767: 3764: 3763: 3758: 3755: 3754: 3749: 3746: 3745: 3740: 3737: 3736: 3731: 3728: 3725: 3720: 3715: 3712: 3711: 3706: 3703: 3702: 3697: 3694: 3693: 3688: 3685: 3684: 3679: 3676: 3675: 3670: 3667: 3666: 3661: 3658: 3657: 3652: 3649: 3648: 3643: 3640: 3639: 3634: 3631: 3630: 3625: 3622: 3621: 3616: 3613: 3612: 3607: 3604: 3603: 3598: 3595: 3594: 3589: 3586: 3583: 3578: 3573: 3570: 3569: 3564: 3561: 3560: 3559:Daidarabotchi 3555: 3552: 3551: 3546: 3543: 3542: 3537: 3534: 3533: 3528: 3525: 3524: 3519: 3516: 3515: 3510: 3507: 3506: 3501: 3498: 3497: 3492: 3489: 3488: 3483: 3480: 3479: 3474: 3471: 3470: 3465: 3462: 3461: 3456: 3453: 3452: 3447: 3444: 3443: 3438: 3435: 3434: 3429: 3426: 3425: 3424:Amazake-babaa 3420: 3417: 3416: 3411: 3408: 3407: 3402: 3399: 3398: 3393: 3390: 3389: 3384: 3381: 3380: 3375: 3372: 3371: 3366: 3363: 3362: 3357: 3354: 3353: 3348: 3345: 3344: 3339: 3336: 3335: 3334:Abura-sumashi 3330: 3327: 3326: 3321: 3320: 3318: 3316: 3310: 3303: 3302: 3297: 3294: 3293: 3288: 3285: 3284: 3279: 3278: 3276: 3272: 3265: 3264: 3259: 3256: 3255: 3250: 3247: 3246: 3241: 3238: 3237: 3236:Urashima Tarō 3232: 3229: 3228: 3223: 3220: 3219: 3214: 3211: 3210: 3209:Tamamo-no-Mae 3205: 3202: 3201: 3196: 3193: 3192: 3187: 3184: 3183: 3178: 3175: 3174: 3169: 3166: 3165: 3160: 3157: 3156: 3151: 3148: 3147: 3142: 3139: 3138: 3133: 3130: 3129: 3124: 3121: 3120: 3115: 3112: 3111: 3106: 3103: 3102: 3097: 3094: 3093: 3088: 3085: 3084: 3079: 3076: 3075: 3070: 3067: 3066: 3061: 3058: 3057: 3052: 3049: 3048: 3043: 3042: 3040: 3038: 3034: 3030: 3023: 3018: 3016: 3011: 3009: 3004: 3003: 3000: 2993: 2991: 2987: 2985: 2982: 2980: 2977: 2974: 2971: 2968: 2965: 2962: 2958: 2955: 2951: 2948: 2944: 2943: 2939: 2932: 2928: 2924: 2920: 2916: 2912: 2908: 2905:(1950). "The 2904: 2900: 2896: 2894: 2890: 2885: 2881: 2877: 2873: 2869: 2865: 2861: 2857: 2853: 2849: 2848:Foster, M. D. 2845: 2841: 2835: 2831: 2830: 2825: 2821: 2820: 2815: 2814: 2799: 2795: 2789: 2786: 2773: 2769: 2763: 2760: 2748: 2744: 2743: 2736: 2733: 2728: 2724: 2720: 2714: 2710: 2703: 2700: 2687: 2683: 2679: 2673: 2670: 2665: 2659: 2655: 2651: 2650: 2642: 2639: 2635: 2634:Foster (2015) 2630: 2627: 2622: 2618: 2614: 2608: 2604: 2597: 2594: 2590: 2586: 2582: 2579: 2573: 2570: 2566: 2560: 2557: 2544: 2540: 2536: 2532: 2530: 2526: 2517: 2515: 2511: 2506: 2504:9784480028785 2500: 2496: 2492: 2488: 2480: 2477: 2473: 2472:Foster (1998) 2468: 2465: 2453: 2449: 2445: 2437: 2434: 2429: 2423: 2419: 2418: 2410: 2407: 2402: 2396: 2389: 2382: 2379: 2374: 2368: 2364: 2360: 2354: 2351: 2339: 2335: 2331: 2323: 2320: 2308: 2304: 2300: 2292: 2289: 2285: 2284:Foster (1998) 2280: 2277: 2272: 2266: 2262: 2261: 2256: 2250: 2247: 2243: 2242:Foster (1998) 2238: 2236: 2232: 2228: 2227:Foster (1998) 2223: 2220: 2215: 2214: 2206: 2203: 2199: 2194: 2191: 2187: 2183: 2180: 2175: 2173: 2169: 2164: 2158: 2154: 2153: 2150: 2143: 2140: 2128: 2124: 2123:"Shirikodama" 2118: 2115: 2103: 2099: 2095: 2087: 2084: 2080: 2078: 2073: 2067: 2062: 2061:Takeda, Akira 2058: 2057:Foster (1998) 2053: 2050: 2046: 2045:Foster (1998) 2041: 2039: 2037: 2033: 2021: 2017: 2013: 2005: 2002: 1990: 1984: 1980: 1975: 1974: 1965: 1963: 1961: 1959: 1957: 1955: 1953: 1951: 1949: 1945: 1941: 1940:Foster (1998) 1937: 1936: 1929: 1926: 1921: 1915: 1911: 1910: 1902: 1899: 1894: 1888: 1884: 1880: 1873: 1871: 1869: 1865: 1861: 1860:Foster (1998) 1856: 1854: 1850: 1847:, p. 88. 1846: 1845:Foster (2015) 1841: 1839: 1835: 1822: 1818: 1812: 1810: 1808: 1806: 1802: 1797: 1791: 1787: 1786: 1778: 1775: 1770: 1766: 1765: 1760: 1754: 1752: 1748: 1744: 1743:Foster (1998) 1739: 1737: 1735: 1733: 1729: 1724: 1720: 1716: 1712: 1708: 1704: 1700: 1696: 1692: 1688: 1681: 1678: 1674: 1673:Foster (2015) 1669: 1666: 1662: 1661:Foster (2015) 1657: 1655: 1653: 1649: 1643: 1638: 1635: 1632: 1628: 1627: 1623: 1621: 1618:, a novel by 1617: 1616: 1612: 1610: 1606: 1605: 1601: 1598: 1595: 1592: 1589: 1588: 1584: 1579: 1578: 1573: 1570: 1569: 1564: 1563: 1558: 1557: 1553: 1550: 1546: 1542: 1541: 1536: 1533: 1532: 1527: 1524: 1523: 1518: 1515: 1514: 1509: 1508: 1503: 1500: 1496: 1492: 1488: 1484: 1480: 1477: 1476: 1471: 1468: 1467: 1462: 1459: 1458: 1453: 1450: 1446: 1442: 1438: 1435: 1431: 1427: 1424:film about a 1423: 1419: 1418: 1414: 1413: 1412: 1410: 1406: 1402: 1401: 1396: 1394: 1388: 1386: 1385: 1380: 1376: 1372: 1371: 1366: 1365: 1360: 1359: 1354: 1350: 1346: 1345: 1340: 1333: 1329: 1328: 1323: 1320: 1316: 1313: 1310: 1307: 1303: 1299: 1295: 1291: 1290: 1285: 1284: 1283: 1281: 1280: 1275: 1271: 1267: 1263: 1262: 1257: 1253: 1251: 1250: 1245: 1241: 1237: 1232: 1230: 1222: 1220: 1218: 1214: 1210: 1206: 1202: 1198: 1197: 1192: 1191: 1185: 1183: 1179: 1175: 1171: 1170: 1164: 1162: 1161: 1155: 1148: 1146: 1144: 1140: 1136: 1132: 1127: 1125: 1121: 1117: 1113: 1112: 1107: 1103: 1097: 1092: 1089:. The nearby 1088: 1084: 1083: 1076: 1071: 1066: 1064: 1060: 1056: 1052: 1048: 1044: 1040: 1038: 1037: 1032: 1028: 1023: 1021: 1017: 1013: 1012: 1007: 1006: 997: 995: 993: 989: 985: 981: 976: 974: 967: 965: 963: 959: 955: 951: 947: 943: 939: 936:wrestling: a 935: 934: 929: 928: 922: 920: 916: 912: 908: 904: 900: 892: 887: 880: 878: 876: 871: 869: 865: 861: 859: 855: 847: 843: 841: 837: 833: 829: 818: 814: 810: 802: 800: 798: 797: 792: 787: 784: 779: 777: 776: 771: 770: 765: 764: 759: 755: 747: 745: 742: 738: 734: 728: 723: 716: 710: 706: 702: 695: 690: 687: 686: 681: 677: 670: 665: 662: 655: 650: 643: 638: 636: 634: 633: 628: 623: 620: 615: 613: 609: 604: 602: 598: 594: 590: 586: 582: 575: 571: 567: 563: 562:Bakemono no e 558: 552: 548: 547: 541: 534: 532: 530: 526: 522: 518: 514: 510: 505: 503: 499: 495: 491: 486: 484: 480: 476: 472: 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 448: 444: 440: 436: 429: 425: 424: 419: 412: 410: 408: 404: 400: 396: 392: 387: 385: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 364: 359: 358: 344: 331: 318: 305: 297: 290: 289: 279: 276: 272: 268: 266:Other name(s) 264: 261: 257: 254: 250: 245: 244:Suiko Kōryaku 241: 238:Drawing of a 233: 228: 225: 214: 204: 200:for Japanese. 195: 191: 184: 174: 164: 157: 152: 143: 142: 133: 130: 122: 111: 108: 104: 101: 97: 94: 90: 87: 83: 80: –  79: 75: 74:Find sources: 68: 64: 58: 57: 52:This article 50: 46: 41: 40: 37: 33: 19: 5695: 5610:Amida Nyorai 5539:Takamagahara 5514:Ama-no-Iwato 5452:Tenson kōrin 5433:Takeminakata 5394:Ame-no-Uzume 5370:Takamagahara 5339:Kamiyonanayo 5273:Nihon Ryōiki 5236:Mythic texts 4933:Tsurara-onna 4436:Onihitokuchi 4389:Kijo/Onibaba 4380:Ibaraki-dōji 4072:Kuda-gitsune 3907: 3735:Hito-gitsune 3092:Hyakki Yagyō 2989: 2914: 2910: 2906: 2859: 2855: 2851: 2828: 2816:Bibliography 2802:. Retrieved 2788: 2776:. Retrieved 2772:the original 2762: 2751:, retrieved 2741: 2735: 2708: 2702: 2690:. Retrieved 2681: 2672: 2648: 2641: 2629: 2602: 2596: 2589:The Guardian 2588: 2578:"Last words" 2572: 2564: 2559: 2547:. Retrieved 2543:the original 2538: 2534: 2528: 2524: 2494: 2486: 2479: 2474:, p. 9. 2467: 2456:. Retrieved 2436: 2416: 2409: 2387: 2381: 2362: 2353: 2342:. Retrieved 2322: 2311:. Retrieved 2291: 2279: 2259: 2249: 2244:, p. 8. 2222: 2212: 2205: 2193: 2152: 2149: 2142: 2131:. Retrieved 2117: 2106:. Retrieved 2086: 2076: 2071: 2052: 2047:, p. 5. 2024:. Retrieved 2004: 1992:. Retrieved 1972: 1933: 1928: 1908: 1901: 1882: 1862:, p. 4. 1825:. Retrieved 1784: 1777: 1763: 1690: 1686: 1680: 1668: 1624: 1614: 1602: 1575: 1566: 1560: 1554: 1544: 1538: 1529: 1520: 1511: 1505: 1473: 1464: 1455: 1449:Kappa Ebisen 1444: 1434:Masao Kogure 1430:Keiichi Hara 1425: 1415: 1408: 1398: 1391: 1389: 1384:Ultraman Ace 1382: 1374: 1368: 1362: 1356: 1342: 1338: 1337: 1325: 1293: 1287: 1277: 1265: 1259: 1254: 1247: 1239: 1233: 1228: 1226: 1200: 1194: 1188: 1186: 1173: 1167: 1166:A frog-face 1165: 1158: 1156: 1152: 1142: 1130: 1128: 1118:district of 1109: 1105: 1080: 1067: 1062: 1058: 1046: 1041: 1034: 1030: 1024: 1019: 1015: 1009: 1003: 1001: 992:bone setting 979: 977: 972: 971: 961: 957: 953: 949: 945: 941: 937: 931: 925: 923: 918: 914: 910: 906: 902: 898: 896: 874: 872: 862: 857: 853: 852: 839: 835: 831: 830: 816: 808: 806: 794: 788: 782: 780: 773: 767: 761: 751: 732: 731: 707:district in 700: 683: 675: 630: 629:is called a 626: 624: 618: 616: 607: 605: 580: 579: 544: 520: 508: 506: 501: 497: 493: 489: 487: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 447:variant form 442: 441:(river) and 438: 434: 432: 427: 421: 402: 390: 388: 371: 361: 355: 342: 329: 316: 303: 287: 286: 284: 243: 239: 223: 208: 190:ISO 639 code 186:}} 180:{{ 176:}} 170:{{ 166:}} 160:{{ 155: 125: 116: 106: 99: 92: 85: 73: 61:Please help 56:verification 53: 36: 5643:Bishamonten 5588: [ 5565:Amenonuhoko 5534:Sanzu River 5488:Tagishimimi 5428:Kuni-yuzuri 5248:Nihon Shoki 5187:Inoue Enryō 5160:Folklorists 4886:Ittan-momen 4868:Boroboroton 4841:Abumi-guchi 4832:Tsukumogami 4664: [ 4481:Osakabehime 4416:Shuten-dōji 4326:Oboroguruma 4173:Mokumokuren 4144:Miage-nyūdō 4027:Konaki-jiji 3807:Ishinagenjo 3722: [ 3656:Gashadokuro 3580: [ 3514:Bake-kujira 3433:Amefurikozō 3325:Abura-akago 3292:Otogi-zōshi 3218:Tawara Tōda 3101:Issun-bōshi 3065:Hachikazuki 2862:(1): 1–24. 2549:22 December 2064: [ 1994:22 December 1942:, p. 6 1370:Death Kappa 1361:, the 2010 1315:grandfather 1274:David Peace 1094: [ 1073: [ 817:shirikodama 803:As a menace 659:A kappa by 413:Terminology 403:shirikodama 211:August 2024 5829:Categories 5774:Kamuy-huci 5658:Fukurokuju 5648:Daikokuten 5524:Ne-no-kuni 5423:Ōkuninushi 5324:Hitorigami 5288:Butsuzōzui 5172:Keigo Seki 4895:Kasa-obake 4823:Tsuchinoko 4814:Tsuchigumo 4686:Sunekosuri 4661:Shussebora 4580:Shidaidaka 4571:Shachihoko 4526:Rokurokubi 4472:Ootakemaru 4308:Nyūdō-bōzu 4281:Nurarihyon 4254:Noppera-bō 4126:Mikaribaba 4045:Koromodako 3917:Kasa-obake 3890:Kamaitachi 3710:Hiderigami 3674:Hanako-san 3550:Chimimōryō 3478:Aosaginohi 3245:Uriko-hime 2804:30 January 2778:5 December 2621:1013525517 2458:2010-01-14 2363:Yōkai zuka 2344:2010-01-13 2313:2010-01-13 2133:2009-10-28 2108:2010-01-13 2026:2010-01-13 1644:References 1525:franchise. 1420:is a 2007 1244:Sun Wukong 1236:Sha Wujing 1190:Wassermann 1079:waters of 1070:Kappabuchi 1022:in Japan. 968:Good deeds 535:Appearance 511:in Izumo ( 89:newspapers 5742:Shinigami 5673:Kisshōten 5638:Benzaiten 5476:Human age 5445:mythology 5406:mythology 5389:Tsukuyomi 5379:Amaterasu 5372:mythology 5283:Shintōshū 5263:Kogo Shūi 5122:Yuki-onna 5050:Yamajijii 4942:Tsurubebi 4805:Tōfu-kozō 4607:Shinigami 4589:Shikigami 4562:Sazae-oni 4290:Nure-onna 4036:Korpokkur 4000:Kitsunebi 3762:Hone-onna 3692:Hashihime 3683:Harionago 3611:Funayūrei 3541:Binbōgami 3505:Azukiarai 3415:Amanozako 3406:Amanojaku 3343:Aka Manto 3119:Kasa Jizō 3037:Folktales 2884:126656337 2654:Routledge 2391:幻想世界の住人たち 2070:(1988), " 1723:161932208 1707:1521-4281 1633:mythology 1344:tokusatsu 1298:Hakudoshi 1279:Patient X 1276:'s novel 1124:mummified 813:wrestling 796:kappamaki 717:Behavior 685:Utamakura 492:'otter', 433:The name 395:cucumbers 384:carapaces 119:July 2019 5752:Amamikyu 5529:Ryūgū-jō 5113:Yosuzume 5068:Yamawaro 5059:Yama-uba 5041:Yamabiko 4996:Ushi-oni 4987:Umi zatō 4922:Ungaikyō 4913:Menreiki 4850:Bakezōri 4695:Takaonna 4616:Shiranui 4535:Samebito 4499:Otoroshi 4398:Kidōmaru 4299:Nurikabe 4272:Nuppeppō 4245:Noderabō 4218:Namahage 4191:Mononoke 4099:Kuzunoha 4054:Kotobuki 3989:Hakuzōsu 3953:Kijimuna 3944:Keukegen 3899:Kamikiri 3879:Nekomata 3870:Bakeneko 3843:Jorōgumo 3834:Jinmenju 3825:Janjanbi 3719:Hinezumi 3620:Furaribi 3577:Dorotabō 3568:Dodomeki 3496:Ayakashi 3361:Akashita 3173:Oto-hime 3155:Momotarō 3146:Kurozuka 3074:Hakuzōsu 2961:Kirainet 2826:(2015). 2798:Archived 2747:archived 2686:Archived 2581:Archived 2490:遠野物語の原風景 2452:Archived 2338:Archived 2307:Archived 2257:(2009). 2182:Archived 2127:Archived 2102:Archived 2081:, p. 12. 2020:Archived 1821:Archived 1761:(1910). 1604:Kijimuna 1585:See also 1562:Season 3 1499:Ludicolo 1481:Several 1353:Kadokawa 1312:Kagome's 1289:Inuyasha 1182:Slovakia 1169:vodyanoy 1008:and the 988:medicine 984:irrigate 758:eggplant 754:cucumber 748:Cucumber 625:A hairy 601:carapace 515:) where 502:komahiki 483:suitengu 471:kawatarō 330:kawatora 317:komahiki 304:kawatarō 252:Grouping 5711:Shinshi 5701:Kitsune 5668:Jurōjin 5384:Susanoo 5360:Izanagi 5355:Izanami 5350:Kamiumi 5345:Kuniumi 5023:Wanyūdō 4978:Umibōzu 4960:Ubagabi 4652:Shōkera 4625:Shirime 4598:Shikome 4445:Onikuma 4362:Ōmukade 4164:Mizuchi 4018:Komainu 3980:Kitsune 3935:Kawauso 3852:Jubokko 3816:Isonade 3798:Inugami 3771:Hyōsube 3701:Hibagon 3469:Aonyōbō 3451:Amikiri 3442:Ameonna 3397:Aoandon 3370:Akateko 3352:Akaname 3128:Kintarō 2931:1177401 2917:: 1–2. 2893:1178994 2876:1178994 2692:31 July 1879:"kappa" 1626:Mintuci 1609:Okinawa 1591:Kuzenbo 1549:tsunami 1487:Golduck 1483:Pokémon 1381:series 1355:series 1213:Lusatia 1160:siyokoy 1129:In his 1116:Asakusa 1111:Sogenji 1102:komainu 1091:Jōkenji 1085:in the 1043:Shrines 775:kabocha 705:Asakusa 680:Utamaro 632:hyōsube 619:kappa's 494:dangame 490:kawauso 475:gawappa 463:kawappa 423:Netsuke 274:Country 203:See why 103:scholar 5691:Dragon 5615:Daruma 5457:Ninigi 5335:Kamiyo 5258:Kujiki 5253:Fudoki 5243:Kojiki 5086:Yobuko 5077:Yanari 4787:Tenome 4778:Tennin 4704:Tanuki 4677:Sōjōbō 4634:Shiryō 4553:Satori 4544:Sankai 4463:Ōnyūdō 4236:Ningyo 4227:Namazu 4209:Mujina 4182:Momiji 4155:Misaki 4117:Mazoku 4090:Kumiho 4009:Kodama 3962:Kinoko 3861:Kaibyō 3789:Ikuchi 3780:Ikiryō 3647:Gagoze 3602:Enenra 3593:Dragon 3460:Aobōzu 3388:Amabie 2992:(2009) 2929:  2891:  2882:  2874:  2836:  2753:20 May 2725:  2715:  2660:  2619:  2609:  2501:  2424:  2397:  2369:  2267:  2159:  1985:  1981:–196. 1916:  1889:  1792:  1721:  1713:  1705:  1497:, and 1495:Lombre 1443:liked 1441:Calbee 1390:These 1332:Moroha 1302:Kagura 1201:Nickel 1174:vodník 1036:suijin 1031:keshin 1027:Shintō 1014:, the 868:Matsue 741:kimono 599:-like 597:turtle 589:rivers 521:gatarō 509:kawako 467:kawako 455:warabe 453:(also 451:warawa 382:-like 380:turtle 246:(1820) 105:  98:  91:  84:  76:  5850:Yōkai 5769:Kamuy 5735:Other 5726:Yūrei 5721:Yōkai 5716:Tengu 5696:Kappa 5663:Hotei 5653:Ebisu 5592:] 5443:Hyūga 5404:Izumo 5140:Yūrei 5104:Yōsei 5095:Yōkai 5014:Waira 4969:Ubume 4796:Tesso 4769:Tengu 4668:] 4643:Shōjō 4517:Raijū 4490:Osaki 4454:Onryō 4427:Onibi 4353:Okubi 4344:Okiku 4317:Obake 4200:Mōryō 4108:Kyubi 4081:Kudan 3971:Kirin 3926:Kasha 3908:Kappa 3726:] 3665:Goryō 3584:] 3532:Basan 3379:Akuma 3274:Texts 2973:Kappa 2927:JSTOR 2907:Kappa 2889:JSTOR 2880:S2CID 2872:JSTOR 2852:Kappa 2723:JSTOR 2493:[ 2077:Kappa 2068:] 1827:2 May 1771:–303. 1719:S2CID 1711:JSTOR 1615:Kappa 1545:kappa 1491:Lotad 1445:kappa 1426:kappa 1409:yōkai 1397:like 1393:yōkai 1375:kaiju 1367:film 1364:kaiju 1349:Daiei 1339:Kappa 1268:near 1266:kappa 1261:Kappa 1240:kappa 1229:kappa 1217:Sorbs 1209:Saale 1199:, or 1143:kappa 1120:Tokyo 1106:kappa 1098:] 1077:] 1063:kappa 1059:kappa 1047:kappa 1020:yōkai 1016:kappa 1011:tengu 980:kappa 973:Kappa 962:Kappa 958:kappa 954:kappa 950:kappa 942:kappa 938:kappa 927:shogi 919:kappa 915:kappa 911:kappa 903:Kappa 899:kappa 875:kappa 858:kappa 854:Kappa 840:kappa 836:kappa 832:Kappa 809:kappa 791:sushi 783:kappa 769:nattō 737:water 733:Kappa 709:Tokyo 701:kappa 676:kappa 627:kappa 608:kappa 593:Japan 585:ponds 581:Kappa 527:from 459:kappa 449:of 童 443:wappa 435:kappa 428:kappa 426:of a 391:kappa 372:Kappa 363:yōkai 343:suiko 288:kappa 278:Japan 260:yōkai 240:kappa 224:Kappa 110:JSTOR 96:books 5549:Yomi 5032:Yako 5005:Uwan 4508:Ouni 4335:Oiwa 3629:Fūri 3523:Baku 2834:ISBN 2806:2023 2780:2018 2755:2020 2713:ISBN 2694:2019 2658:ISBN 2617:OCLC 2607:ISBN 2551:2010 2499:ISBN 2422:ISBN 2395:ISBN 2367:ISBN 2265:ISBN 2157:ISBN 1996:2010 1983:ISBN 1914:ISBN 1887:ISBN 1829:2020 1790:ISBN 1703:ISSN 1637:Neck 1631:Ainu 1565:and 1543:the 1400:kami 1319:Buyo 1227:The 1207:and 1205:Elbe 1157:The 1139:Tōno 1082:Tōno 946:sara 933:sumo 907:sara 763:soba 612:fish 606:The 587:and 498:enkō 479:kōgo 445:, a 439:kawa 407:anus 389:The 376:gods 357:kami 258:and 256:Kami 163:lang 82:news 5706:Oni 4760:Ten 4371:Oni 4263:Nue 2919:doi 2864:doi 1979:195 1769:302 1695:doi 1537:In 1472:In 1463:In 1454:In 1196:Nix 1180:or 1053:or 1005:oni 930:or 823:尻子玉 682:'s 591:of 341:or 310:川太郎 183:IPA 65:by 5831:: 5590:ja 4666:ja 3724:ja 3582:ja 2925:. 2913:. 2901:; 2878:. 2870:. 2860:57 2858:. 2745:, 2721:. 2680:. 2652:. 2615:. 2587:, 2537:. 2533:. 2513:^ 2450:. 2336:. 2305:. 2234:^ 2171:^ 2100:. 2079:河童 2066:ja 2035:^ 2018:. 1947:^ 1938:. 1881:. 1867:^ 1852:^ 1837:^ 1819:. 1804:^ 1750:^ 1731:^ 1717:. 1709:. 1701:. 1691:27 1689:. 1651:^ 1493:, 1387:. 1252:. 1219:. 1193:, 1184:. 1133:, 1096:ja 1075:ja 1039:. 901:. 799:. 760:, 674:A 635:. 572:, 568:, 531:. 485:. 481:, 477:, 473:, 469:, 465:, 409:. 370:. 349:水虎 336:川虎 323:駒引 315:, 296:河童 285:A 198:ja 168:, 5341:) 5337:( 5326:) 5322:( 5221:e 5214:t 5207:v 3021:e 3014:t 3007:v 2933:. 2921:: 2915:9 2886:. 2866:: 2842:. 2808:. 2782:. 2729:. 2696:. 2666:. 2623:. 2553:. 2539:1 2531:" 2507:. 2461:. 2430:. 2403:. 2375:. 2347:. 2316:. 2273:. 2165:. 2136:. 2111:. 2029:. 1998:. 1922:. 1895:. 1831:. 1798:. 1725:. 1697:: 1571:. 1551:. 1501:. 1436:. 1395:- 1351:/ 1321:. 893:. 826:) 820:( 711:. 576:. 346:( 333:( 320:( 307:( 292:( 213:) 209:( 205:. 132:) 126:( 121:) 117:( 107:· 100:· 93:· 86:· 59:. 34:. 20:)

Index

Kappa (mythical creature)
Kappa (disambiguation)

verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Kappa" folklore
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message
lang
transliteration
IPA
ISO 639 code
multilingual support templates
See why

Kami
yōkai
Japan
河童
kami
yōkai
Japanese folklore
gods
turtle
carapaces

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.