Kappa is a truly Japanese yokai. While some yokai originate in China or are inspired by Chinese folklore, the kappa is Japan through and through. And kappas are obsessed with butts, so hang on to ...

Weapons and charms designed to combat yokai also work on aliens, hinting at a connection between the two. Some yokai might just be misidentified aliens due to similarities in appearance and abilities.

A yokai Realm is nearby with a kappa inside. Kill it and move forward to find a shortcut to the previous shrine. Go forward again and avoid a giant snowball that rushes down at you.

Knowing this was a reference to kappa, one of my favourite yokai, this reference could've been a highlight on its own. I hadn't found one yet in Seikyu so I was a little worried they didn't have a ...

Thursday, October 26, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (ET) In-person Event | Admission Free | Registration Required Yōkai – traditional ghosts and monsters – have been … ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows Kappa location. Green river spirits with the webbed extremities of a frog and shelled back of a turtle, Kappa are capricious but proud water-dwelling creatures similar to ...

In Japan, yokai are characterized by the spirit of invention. “Anything can be made into a yokai, even things that we don’t know exist yet,” said Kazuhiko Komatsu, professor emeritus of ...

Kappa: amphibious spirits with a sinister background. One of the most popular yokai from Japanese folklore is the kappa, a green, amphibious, child-like creature with a yellow beak for a mouth and ...

FUKUSAKI, Hyogo Prefecture—An eerie initiative to transform the hometown of famed folklorist Kunio Yanagita into a haven for “yokai” ghouls is working wonders for local tourism, drawing more ...