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kappa 河童
Japanese water sprite

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kappa with child at the stonemason - Toyohashi City

The kappa is a kind of water sprite that lives in rivers or lakes. It has a plate on top of its head and will loose its power if the plane is not filled with water. The kappa is a mischievous creature and plays tricks like pulling children or horses into the water.


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Chigo-bashi bridge - Ejiri / Tôkaidô
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Chigo-bashi / kappa sculpture - Ejiri  (2)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (3)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (4)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (5)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (6)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (7)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (8)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (9)
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"bridge of little child" = chigo-bashi -Tomoe-gawa river /  Ejiri
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bridge railingTomoe-gawa  (2)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (10)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (11)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (12)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (13)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (14)
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Chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (15)
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Suiten-gû shrine - Ningyô-chô / Tôkyô
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kappa with child at the stonemason - Toyohashi
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stonemason - Toyohashi  (2)
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avdertising medium - Tachikawa
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minimized figure made from papier mâché - Tachikawa City  (2)
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sculpture / stonemason - Toyohashi City
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sculpture - Toyohashi  (2)

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sculpture / stonemason - Toyohashi  (3)
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propaganda for clean rivers - Ejiri City
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chigo-bashi bridge / sculpture - Ejiri
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chigo-bashi -
Ejiri City
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chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (2)
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chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (3)
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chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (4)
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chigo-bashi / sculpture - Ejiri  (5)
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Suitengû shrine - Ningyô-chô / Tôkyô
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minimized figure - Tachikawa  (2)
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