Name: Who Is This Japanese Yōkai That Is Obsessed With Your Butt?
Uploaded: 2024-02-24T11:34:11.000Z
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(host)  What looks like  a reptile amphibian hybrid,

has a dish shaped skull, smells like fish, is childlike,

and out to steal your crops  and drown your livestock?

but there are more than  100 variations of the name,

and while described as  childlike in appearance,

And kappas are obsessed with butts, so hang on to yours.

I'm Dr. Emily Zarka,  and this is "Monstrum."

With so many different  stories of kappa out there,

And I'm also the author of "Japanese Mythology in Film."

Personality-wise, the kappa  is like the class clown,

According to legend, living  in rivers, ponds, and lakes.

Kappa are commonly portrayed as green in color

partially hollowed-out heads, and beak-like mouths.

a real Japanese feudal lord,  Kato Kiyomasa.

After a kappa drowns one  of his favorite pages,

he orders the execution of all  the kappas in his province.

Buddhist priests chanted to keep the creatures in the area,

monkeys were brought in  to frighten the kappa,

Scared and sick, the leader  of the kappa promised his kind

would never harm anyone  in the region again.

Oftentimes, kappa must promise to stop harassing people,

and they must offer help to people when needed

Their medical knowledge may connect back to other

since they were also given offerings in the hopes

there are a few other  ways to survive an attack.

Sometimes, a kappa attack  on a human or livestock

Luckily for kappa,  it can be reattached.

If they spill any of the liquid from their unique head dish,

The kappa's head has  a divot that holds a liquid

directly related to  the kappa's life force.

You can defend against a kappa  attack by wrestling the kappa

If you bow before your  opponent, it will bow back,

and losing its strength,  and maybe even its own life.

Another bizarre attribute of  the kappa, it loves cucumbers,

a cucumber sushi roll  is called kappamaki,

a fun little reference to  this mischievous yokai.

Less fun fact, if the kappa pulls you underwater,

Why? Well, they must remove the shirikodama first.

The shirikodama is  a mythical ball-like organ

or jewel that people have  inside their derrieres.

(Yoshiko)  That's the source  of your vitality,

Once it snatches your  shirikodama, you are out.

Ah, talk about a bizarre way  to lose your mojo, right?

And a way to make it easier for kappa to drown you.

Apparently, this is a tasty snack for kappa,

who will consume it or take it to their king as tribute.

as symbolic of male-male sexual relationships.

There are a lot of kappa stories involving butts,

The kappa is often associated  not just with violence

and thievery, but sexual  harassment and assault.

folklore collection,  "The Legends of Tono,"

the kappa will attack  and impregnate human women.

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