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In traditional Japanese folklore a kappa (河童, "river-child") —also known as kawatarō (川太郎, "river-boy"), komahiki (駒引, "horse-puller"), with a boss called kawatora (川虎, "river-tiger") or suiko (水虎, "water-tiger") —is a reptiloid kami with similarities to yōkai. Kappa can become harmful when not respected as gods.
A Japanese chimera with the head of a monkey, the body of a raccoon dog, the legs of a tiger, and a snake-headed tail. It plagued the Emperor with nightmares in the Heike Monogatari. Nukekubi A vicious humanlike monster whose head detaches from its body, often confused with the much more peaceful rokurokubi, whose neck merely extends indefinitely.
The ancient chronicle Nihongi contains references to mizuchi.Under the 67th year of the reign of Emperor Nintoku (conventionally dated 379 AD), it is mentioned that in central Kibi Province, at a fork on Kawashima River (川嶋河, old name of Takahashi River in Okayama Prefecture), a great water serpent or dragon (大虬) dwelt and would breathe or spew out its venom, poisoning and killing ...
Ryūjin or Watatsumi, Japanese dragon and tutelary deity of the sea. Suijin, Shinto god of water. Sumiyoshi sanjin, god of ocean and sailing. Susanoo, Shinto god of storms and the sea. Watatsumi, dragon king and ocean god. Yamata no Orochi, serpentine monster but also regarded as an incarnation of violent river. Ainu. Amemasu, monster in the lakes.
Japanese dragons (日本の竜/龍, ... Wani (鰐) was a sea monster that is translated as both "shark" and "crocodile". ... was a river dragon and water deity.
Wani was a dragon or sea monster in Japanese mythology. Since it is written using the kanji 鰐 (from Chinese e 鰐 or 鱷 "crocodile; alligator") wani is translated as "crocodile", or sometimes "shark" (from wanizame 鰐鮫 "shark").
On "River Monsters," Jeremy Wade was forced to face one of his greatest fears. JEREMY: "Look at the size of this! I've stumbled into a potential man-eater. JEREMY: "And weighing at least 200 pounds.
Suiko, from the encyclopedia Wakan Sansai Zue (1712) compiled by Terajima Ryōan []. Suiko, from one of Toriyama Sekien's illustrated series, Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki. [a]A shuihu or shui hu (Chinese: 水虎; Wade–Giles: shui-hu; Japanese pronunciation: suiko; lit. 'water tiger'), [b] is a legendary creature said to have inhabited river systems in what is now Hubei Province in China.