French version
Kappa河童keywords: mystery related topics: Yanagita Kunio related web sites: http://www.shinetu.mpt.go.jp/komagane/kappa/kappakan.html , http://www.echna.ne.jp/~tohno/ , http://www1.sphere.ne.jp/shikama/ explanation: Amphibious monsters supposed to live in Japanese rivers and ponds. Green colored, they are of the size of a human child and able to walk with 2 legs on the land but die when their dish on the head's top is dried up. They were feared to be responsible of water accidents by drowning victims. They may be imagined from a confusion with the otters. | |