https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2009/10/08/a-yokai-a-day-kappa/ illustrations, folklore, and blog Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2009/10/08/a-yokai-a-day-kappa/comment-page-1/#comment-9838 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 04:19:38 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=4912#comment-9838 […] suiko (“water tiger”) is found in both China and Japan, and is often confused with the kappa, another yokai which it closely resembles. However, the suiko is a different beast altogether and […]

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2009/10/08/a-yokai-a-day-kappa/comment-page-1/#comment-9808 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 23:31:48 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=4912#comment-9808 […] is oiteke-bori? Nobody really knows… However, by far the most common explanation is that a kappa was responsible, hungry and too lazy to fish himself. Others blame a tricky tanuki. Still other […]

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2009/10/08/a-yokai-a-day-kappa/comment-page-1/#comment-9657 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:53:51 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=4912#comment-9657 […] is oiteke-bori? Nobody really knows… However, by far the most common explanation is that a kappa was responsible, hungry and too lazy to fish himself. Others blame a tricky tanuki. Still other […]

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2009/10/08/a-yokai-a-day-kappa/comment-page-1/#comment-7652 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:25:14 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=4912#comment-7652 Who knows… but after all, it’s not any stranger than Western mythology. We’re just desensitized to our own weird monsters because of how they’ve been popularized through movies and games. European folk monsters are equally bizarre.

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2009/10/08/a-yokai-a-day-kappa/comment-page-1/#comment-7651 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:22:27 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=4912#comment-7651 butt sushi. who comes up with this stuff? how did that myth evolve?

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