Japanese creatures: Tsuchi no ko français 日本語

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Photo:Museum of chimera(C) Emoto Hajime
This is the second edition of the “Imaginary creatures of Japan” serie of articles that I have launched with an article on 河童 (KapPa) “Kappa”. This time we will discover a very interesting creature named 槌の子 (Tsuchi No Ko) “tsuchi no ko” or バチヘビ (BaChiHeBi) “short tailed snake” in the Tohoku […]

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Japanese creatures: Kappa français 日本語

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This is the first article of a series about Japanese creatures. This article talks about 河童 (KapPa) “Kappa” which is probably the most popular creature in Japan.

Even if the name differs, this creature exists on the whole Japanese archipelago. Its first appearance was found in 日本書紀 (NiHon ShoKi) “Japan - scribe”, one of the oldest […]

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