Comments on: Edo-period kappa sketches http://pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/ Thu, 30 Oct 2014 02:11:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 By: Amazing Japanese monster illustrations from ‘Yokai Jiten’ | Unexplained Things Are Out There http://pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-4326452 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:32:48 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-4326452 […] “water tiger”) is a king-sized variety of kappa living in and around the Chikugo River (Kyushu), Lake Biwa (Shiga prefecture), and other bodies of […]

]]> By: The One Who Knows http://pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-3299137 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:24:32 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-3299137 The so called "Kappa" is actually a Japanese fish named Hanzaki, those who saw the Kappa only saw bits of it and created a monster out of the parts they saw. So its just a myth about how it looks but about what it eats.. Is true :o :L

]]> By: Kappa – Mummies and Movies « Total-Japandemonium http://pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-2130386 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:10:31 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-2130386 [...] if you dig around a bit (just type ‘yokai’ into the search box). For example – Click here for a great article on Edo period Kappa woodblock prints – like [...]

]]> By: bop http://pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-1255977 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:59:03 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-1255977 on harvest moon animal parade i saw a kappa but i still dont know what a kappa is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

]]> By: Bwitologie : la loutre http://pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-1232703 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:22:39 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-1232703 [...] Kappa sur le très bon blog Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai et, sur le non moins excellent Pink Tentacle, quelques exemples d’illustrations du Kappa, dont l’apparence n’a été fixée que tardivement. Enfin, pour faire le tour du sujet, [...]

]]> By: Yokai: the Kappa! » NIPPON-ICHIGO http://pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-465701 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:37:53 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-465701 [...] Historical kappa pictures and Kappa mummies!!! from Pink Tentacle [...]

]]> By: LL http://pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-460780 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:47:10 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-460780 I first heard of the Kappa creature when it was mentioned in one chapter of the Detective Conan manga I was reading and it turns out that this creature could have possibly existed. I'm interested in knowing it's nature and origin.

A very interesting post. Thank you for sharing!

]]> By: Dance, kappa, dance ::: Pink Tentacle http://pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-454370 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:18:18 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-454370 [...] legendary kappa grooves it up in the new animated music video by electropop group [...]

]]> By: My Remote Radio » Yokai Illustrations http://pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-451398 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:03:04 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-451398 [...] suiko (lit. “water tiger”) is a king-sized variety of kappa living in and around the Chikugo River (Kyushu), Lake Biwa (Shiga prefecture), and other bodies of [...]

]]> By: Monster illustrations from ‘Yokai Jiten’ ::: Pink Tentacle http://pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-450619 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:06:21 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/03/edo-period-kappa-sketches/#comment-450619 [...] suiko (lit. “water tiger”) is a king-sized variety of kappa living in and around the Chikugo River (Kyushu), Lake Biwa (Shiga prefecture), and other bodies of [...]

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