![A new translation introduces readers to "Kappa," a novella by Japanese short story master and "Rashomon" author Ryunosuke Akutagawa - International Examiner A new translation introduces readers to "Kappa," a novella by Japanese short story master and "Rashomon" author Ryunosuke Akutagawa - International Examiner](https://iexaminer.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/kappa.jpg)
A new translation introduces readers to "Kappa," a novella by Japanese short story master and "Rashomon" author Ryunosuke Akutagawa - International Examiner
![Google Doodles on X: "Kappa Kappa! 🐢 Green Team 🟩 is led by Kappa, a turtle-like amphibious imp also known for its mischievous behavior in folklore #Kappa! #GoogleDoodle #ChampionIslandGames → https://t.co/R98aKv5zyz https://t.co/8dJC1N5lKz" / Google Doodles on X: "Kappa Kappa! 🐢 Green Team 🟩 is led by Kappa, a turtle-like amphibious imp also known for its mischievous behavior in folklore #Kappa! #GoogleDoodle #ChampionIslandGames → https://t.co/R98aKv5zyz https://t.co/8dJC1N5lKz" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-GkGMKWYAMqcUm.jpg:large)
Google Doodles on X: "Kappa Kappa! 🐢 Green Team 🟩 is led by Kappa, a turtle-like amphibious imp also known for its mischievous behavior in folklore #Kappa! #GoogleDoodle #ChampionIslandGames → https://t.co/R98aKv5zyz https://t.co/8dJC1N5lKz" /
![This is a Kappa. A dwarf-like water demon of Japan. A powerful ghost of drowned souls. Power comes from wate… | Mythological creatures, Mythology, Japanese folklore This is a Kappa. A dwarf-like water demon of Japan. A powerful ghost of drowned souls. Power comes from wate… | Mythological creatures, Mythology, Japanese folklore](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/1b/4a/28/1b4a28e0c475052b2d1b2dfe9542a95e.jpg)
This is a Kappa. A dwarf-like water demon of Japan. A powerful ghost of drowned souls. Power comes from wate… | Mythological creatures, Mythology, Japanese folklore
![The adorable frog-alligator-platypus tetranodon is a mix of a kappa, a water dwelling yokai, and a sumo wrestler. It even eats cucumber-like slugs (on the monster hunter twitter), much like the kappa. : The adorable frog-alligator-platypus tetranodon is a mix of a kappa, a water dwelling yokai, and a sumo wrestler. It even eats cucumber-like slugs (on the monster hunter twitter), much like the kappa. :](https://preview.redd.it/apd2dc2rgfi61.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a9343d32bf46f1371856dbe3acab9c2a4aa6a871)