Animals and Kappa

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- KAPPA - 河童 / 合羽　/ かっぱ /　カッパ - ABC-Index -
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- Animals and Kappa -

Some animals have a special relationship with the Kappa.

Some animals have their own page, please check the hyperlinks.

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blowfish 河豚　fugu






渋うちわ 仙扇 かっぱ／ふぐ提灯 hand fan with kappa and blowfish
source :　bazart.jp



- source : 松見ムクロ先生


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carp　鯉 koi, goldfish 金魚 kingyo



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catfish 鯰 namazu


なまずに乗る 河童キーホルダー Kappa on a namazu catfish - keyholder

Very extensive resource
- source : kappauv.com

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cow, bull 牛 ushi


at rakuten
Kappa on a bull, incense burner 香炉　


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eel うなぎ　鰻 unagi



. . . kappa morphed into a large unagi eel (「神うなぎ」) which is treated as divine
方倉（宝倉）神社 / Hokura Jinja / Itsuki Island 生月島
河童の化身といわれる大鰻（うなぎ）
. Hokura Jinja Kyushu .


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fox / kitsune　狐　/ 稲荷 the Fox Deity



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. - horse 駒 koma / 馬 . 午 uma - Pferd - .
komahiki. komabiki 駒引き / 河童駒引 Kappa the “horse puller”

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. - komainu, koma-inu 狛犬 lion dog - .
guardian animal in front of a Shinto shrine

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. - monkey - enkoo, enkō 猿猴 / saru 猿　- Affe - .
- - - - - monkey-related names of the kappa 猿猴系
Kawazaru, Kawa-saru 川猿 "river monkey"
honkoo ホンコウ Honko
yunkosan ユンコサン
engozaru、エンゴザル


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octopus 蛸と河童 tako
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Panda
. Panda Kappa パンダかっぱ　.


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. Tanuki and Kappa 狸 と 河童 - toys - 　　





ema 絵馬　votive tablet


. Kappa and Tanuki　河童と狸 - kokeshi　こけし wooden doll .


. Tanuki 狸　Badger, Racoon Dog - Introduction . 　　　

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. Mingei 民芸　Regional Folk　Art from Japan .

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