What looks like a reptile-amphibian hybrid, has a dish shaped skull, smells like fish, is child-like and out to steal your crops and drown your livestock? The Japanese water yokai, Kappa. Monstrum is ...

Imagine yourself on a sweltering, humid summer day in Japan, strolling beside a serene river. The air is tinged with a faint, fishy aroma, creating an unusual atmosphere. Suddenly, a sharp, beak-like ...

FUKUSAKI, Hyogo -- A popular statue of a "kappa" river creature from Japanese folklore in this western Japan town will be replaced after becoming worn out from years of "work" by popping out of a pond ...

North America has the Sasquatch. Scotland has the Loch Ness Monster. Japan has the kappa. You’ll be able to spot this elusive, water-dwelling creature by its turtle-like shell and webbed hands and ...

According to Japanese folklore, the Kappa is a monstrous creature that inhabits lakes and rivers. Occasionally, though, the demon will leave its watery lair and challenge humans to single combat. If ...

388 Fifth Avenue (Sixth Street), Park Slope, Brooklyn; (718) 832-2970, kappasakehouse.com. In Japan, kappa are mythical water monsters with a taste for cucumbers and human guts. They use flatulence in ...

The design of a past kappa badge is shown in this image provided by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. As Japan's travel industry recovers from the coronavirus pandemic and tourists flood back into ...