Kansai

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- KAPPA - 河童 / かっぱ /　カッパ - Characters -
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- Mascots マスコット　and Characters キャラクター -

- - - - - Regional Kappa 他の地方のカッパたち -　河童 - - - - -

Kansai 関西地方

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Hyogo



Fuku chan and Saki chan フクちゃん - サキちゃん
Hyogo 兵庫県神崎郡福崎町 Kanzaki district, Fukusaki town



Gajiroo ガジロウ Gajiro
"Kappa no Gajirou" Fukusaki Town 福崎町 in Kanzaki District


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Kyoto

Itokichi and Itomin イト吉　-　イトミン Kyoto 京都校

Kappa Kazoku カッパ家族 Kappa family - Kyoto 黄桜株式会社

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Osaka 大阪府

Dappa kun だっぱくん Osaka 日本水陸観光株式会社

Kappa Ninja seseragi かっぱ忍者せせらぎ
大阪府生活排水対策



Monogoi kappa ものごいかっぱ Osaka 大阪道頓堀川

Yatta kun ヤッタくん Osaka 大阪府八尾市下水道

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Wakayama 和歌山

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Chita district, Mihama 　知多半島美浜町





花ちゃん娘かっぱ Hana-Chan Kappa
She kneels on a clam in front of the station, with a 鯛 Tai, auspicious sea bream on her lap.
Mihama has some nice beaches and this Kappa should help prevent water accidents, especially for children.

There are two more Kappa near by in front of 河和口駅前 Kowaguchi station
Kappa no Kazoku かっぱの家族 - the Kappa Family




Yuriko Kachan Kappa ゆり子母ちゃんかっぱ




- - - - - Map with all Kappa from Chita district
- reference source : blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kibatuya_san -

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Shirahama 白浜 "the White Beach"

Itsuiro kappa いついろかっぱ Wakayama, Shirahama 和歌山県白浜町
A Children's book of Five Kappa in five different colors :


- Budoo Kappa BUDOSUKE ぶどうかっぱ　「ぶどすけ」Purple Grapes



- Ichigo Kappa ICHI いちごかっぱ「いち」Red Strawberries



- Mikan Kappa MIKAMARU みかんかっぱ　「みかまる」



- Momo Kappa KOMOMO ももかっぱ　「こもも」 Peach



- Ume Kappa UMEKICHI うめかっぱ　「うめきち」 Plums

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. - Panda Kappa PAN パンダかっぱ　「パン」 .
and the Legend of Kora Boshi 甲羅法師（ごうらぼうし）
Five Kappa of different colors 五色河童の物語 named after a beach in the South of Shirahama, called
Goshiki ga hama 五色ヶ浜 The Beach in five colors.


. goshiki 五色と伝説 Legends about the five ritual colors .

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- source and photos - matome.naver.jp

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. Kappa densetsu　河童伝説, Kappa minwa 河童民話 - Legends - Introduction .

. Mingei 民芸　Regional Folk　Art from Japan .


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