![What's a Japanese Kappa Monster? - Japan Talk | Kappa monster, Japanese mythology, Mythical monsters What's a Japanese Kappa Monster? - Japan Talk | Kappa monster, Japanese mythology, Mythical monsters](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/bc/07/fd/bc07fd0181c026b5df7d431ed7897aba.jpg)
What's a Japanese Kappa Monster? - Japan Talk | Kappa monster, Japanese mythology, Mythical monsters
![TIL that there is a type of water demon in Japanese folklore called a Kappa that bears a striking resemblance to someone we met recently… : r/AnimalCrossing TIL that there is a type of water demon in Japanese folklore called a Kappa that bears a striking resemblance to someone we met recently… : r/AnimalCrossing](https://i.redd.it/er4lxmvddvy71.jpg)
TIL that there is a type of water demon in Japanese folklore called a Kappa that bears a striking resemblance to someone we met recently… : r/AnimalCrossing
![This is a Kappa. A dwarf-like water demon of Japan. A powerful ghost of drowned souls. Power comes from wate… | Mythological creatures, Mythology, Japanese folklore This is a Kappa. A dwarf-like water demon of Japan. A powerful ghost of drowned souls. Power comes from wate… | Mythological creatures, Mythology, Japanese folklore](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/1b/4a/28/1b4a28e0c475052b2d1b2dfe9542a95e.jpg)
This is a Kappa. A dwarf-like water demon of Japan. A powerful ghost of drowned souls. Power comes from wate… | Mythological creatures, Mythology, Japanese folklore
![Japan: A 'kawataro' water imp. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th century. The kawataro is a variety of kappa or water imp which likes to eat people and to practice sumo. Japan: A 'kawataro' water imp. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th century. The kawataro is a variety of kappa or water imp which likes to eat people and to practice sumo.](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2b01820/japan-a-kawataro-water-imp-from-the-kaikidan-ekotoba-monster-scroll-mid-19th-century-the-kawataro-is-a-variety-of-kappa-or-water-imp-which-likes-to-eat-people-and-to-practice-sumo-an-indentation-on-top-of-the-creatures-head-is-filled-with-water-the-kawataro-becomes-weak-when-the-water-spills-out-the-kaikidan-ekotoba-is-a-mid-19th-century-handscroll-that-profiles-33-legendary-monsters-and-human-oddities-mostly-from-the-kyushu-region-of-japan-but-with-several-from-other-countries-including-china-russia-and-korea-2b01820.jpg)