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Kappa art motives

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kappa 河童 / 合羽 / かっぱ Kappa water goblin - Art Motives -


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 怪談 Stories kaidan .





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. dorei どれい / 土鈴 clay bells .

. ema 絵馬 votive tablets .

. hariko 張子 papermachee dolls .

. kokeshi こけし wooden dolls .

. maneki neko, manekineko 招き猫 beckoning cat .

. men, omote 面 mask, masks .
- - - - - Saga kappa masks / . Saga men 嵯峨面 masks from Saga * .

. tsuchi ningyoo 土人形 tsuchiningyo clay dolls .

. tsurushibina つるし雛 / 吊るし雛 small hanging hina dolls .


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