Akakuradake, Mt. Iodake, Mt. Odake. One of the most popular yokai from Japanese folklore is the kappa, a green, amphibious, child-like creature with a yellow beak for a mouth and a turtle shell on ...

In Japanese folklore, the child-sized Kappa, or ‘river child’ occasionally jumps out of its watery lair to pull pranks, as well as attacking women. Some tales even claim the Kappa pulls people ...

Kappa translates to "river child," but there are more than 100 variations ... While some yokai originate in China or are inspired by Chinese folklore, the kappa is Japan through and through.

Kappas are usually green, about the height of a small child and consider ... Pick one up at Densheon, a nearby folklore museum that also offers free parking to Kappa Pond visitors.

Another judge was drawn in by the local theme, believable characters and "the whole concept of Kappa." "This is a story ... and storyteller of supernatural folklore. "Now I can tell my students ...

“Kappa” is an amphibious “yokai” (mythical creature) of Japanese folklore with a beak ... tells his yet-to-be-born child in its mother’s belly: “Answer me--only after you’ve really ...

According to Japanese folklore, the Kappa is a monstrous creature that ... and while some people say that it was simply a myth to teach children the dangers of water, or have suggested that ...

Tess Ayano Kappa, one of Japan’s most famous yokai (supernatural beings), is an amphibious creature said to lurk in rivers, lakes and the sea. Tess Ayano In Japanese folklore, yokai take many ...

Artist and io9 comrade-in-hanging-out Marcelo Gallegos has tipped us to his delightful yokai mash-up creation, the Kappa Leprechaun. This little guy is the hybrid of A.) those diminutive bastards ...