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This the third installment of the serie of articles dedicated to Japan’s UMA (Unidentified Mysterious Animal) also known as 未確認動物 (MiKakuNinDôButsu) “unidentified animals”. The first article was about 河童 (KapPa) “Kappa”, a swamp biped creature, whereas the second article was about ツチノコ (TsuChiNoKo) “Tsuchinoko”, a creature a sort of lizard-snake. This time we will […]
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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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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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