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SIDE PAGE -- MORE KAPPA PHOTOS
KAPPA
River Imp or Sprite (Shinto)
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LEFT: Kappa and Monk Wrestling (Japanese Ivory Netsuke)
Courtesy of www.2ezr.com
RIGHT: Kappa Netsuke, circa 1920 to 1940
Courtesy www.fareastasianart.com
Modern-day drawing of Kappa society from book for children
Stone statues near Tanukimachi Station
In modern times, the Kappa often appear as cartoon characters
 
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LEFT: Kappa Obake, Figure Kit from "Detazo Obake Series"
RIGHT: Kappa Red Shaker. Specter Genealogy Series #1. 1994.
Later drawn by famous Japanese manga artist Shigeru Mizuki.
Yagen Valley, Shimokita Peninsula, Tohoku, Japan
Photos by Jani Patokallio
http://jpatokal.iki.fi/photo/travel/Japan/Tohoku/Yagen/
Another Kappa painting by artist Yoshio Yamamoto
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