The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

LEGEND OF THE JAPANESE KAPPA

THE KAPPA IS A GREEN, TWO-FOOTED CREATURE WITH A TURTLE SHELL
ON ITS BACK AND A LARGE THATCH OF HAIR AND A BEAK. THEY
DWELL IN THE RIVERS AND OTHER BODIES OF WATER IN JAPAN
AND ARE NOTED FOR THEIR IMPISH TRICKS WHICH THEY PLAY
ON FISHERMEN.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD FROM HER FATHER WHO RESIDES IN JAPAN.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN ; JAPAN

Date learned: NOT GIVEN