Is there really a kappa in Japan, and do kappa really exist?

It is just a kind of magical beast in Japanese legends, just like the Chinese unicorn, dragon and phoenix, all of which are people's yearning for a better life.

There is no such thing as a kappa, and the only animal that looks so similar to a human is an ape-man, but the inference that an ape-man lives in water has been denied in biology.

Kappa are legendary creatures of Japanese folklore, with the beak of a bird, the limbs of a frog, the body of a monkey, and the shell of a turtle. Legend has it that his weakness is the dish on his head, and if he tricks the kappa into bending over and the water in the dish on his head runs out, he will lose his energy.

According to folk rumors, the kappa is thin, about 60 cm to 1 meter tall, weighs about 45 kg, and has a foul smell and mucus on its body, which is difficult to catch. It is said that in some places kappa have long hair all over their bodies. The kappa** has a sunken part of the head, which is in the shape of a saucer, and it is full of vitality when there is water, and when it is out of water, it will be weak.

It doesn't matter if it is there or not!If it exists, who has seen it, and if it doesn't exist, will anyone be able to prove it?

I don't know!There is nothing strange in the world.

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Located in the Chubu Sangaku Minke Park in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, near Matsumoto, at an altitude of 1,500 meters above sea level, Matsumoto is a famous mountain resort. In order to protect air quality and natural ecology, Japan ** set up a variety of protection measures as early as the 30s of the last century, and more than 30 years ago, it completely banned driving in the area, and tourists can only take the low-pollution environmental protection bus franchised by Matsumoto Shiki Electric Railway to enter. The Kamikochi tour is centered on the Kappa Bridge, a 36-meter-long, meter-wide wooden suspension bridge that was first built in 1892 and has been rebuilt five times.

The famous Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa's famous book "Kappa" is set in the upper highlands and the Kappa Bridge. Standing on the bridge, with the snow-capped Hotaka Peak in the background, the clear Azusa River flowing below the bridge has become a designated spot for taking photos in Kamikochi. Located a 5-minute walk from Kappabashi from Kamikochi Bus Terminal, there are eateries and souvenir shops, as well as an Kamikochi Visitor Center that provides information on nearby hiking trails and ecology.

It is recommended to stay overnight at an inn near Kappabashi and walk to the Azusa River at dawn to wait for the mist to rise in the river due to the change of the mud ......When the dawn first dews, the golden light is sprinkled among the peaks of Yaoyue Mountain and the birch forest, as if you are in a fairylandphpsessid=e1f93250d610f79df9572c03e26434d5 Map & Directions: How to get there

From Tokyo, take JR East to Matsumoto in 3 hours and cost 6200yenFrom Matsumoto, take the Matsumoto Electric Railway to Shin-Shimashima Station (about 30 minutes), and there is a bus to Kamikochi from Shin-Shimashima Station (about 1 hour) From: ?

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