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The Kappa In Japanese Folklore

  • Kappas are legendary creatures that inhabit the rivers and waterways of Japan. They have beaked noses, shells on their back and a depression on their heads that holds water. Kappa are mischievous troublemakers. Their pranks range from the relatively innocent, such as loudly passing gas or looking up women's kimonos, to the more troublesome such as drowning swimmers and eating children. They feed on their victims by sucking their liver though their anus. They love cucumbers and if you write your name on a cucumber and throw it in the river, the kappa may be appeased by your gift and allow you to swim in peace.

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November 14, 2007

Wasting Time

I should be working on Christmas gifts and instead I'm drinking coffee and checking out some of my favorite sites

This website does reviews of Japanese pattern books. It's entirely in French, but the photographs are lovely

Japan Couture Addict's

A reader sent in this wonderful resource for teaching Japanese to children

Language Teachers

A list of Japanese sewing terms at

Moving Hands

While I think Superbuzzy has some of the best online prices for Japanese fabric, I've also found some other places to spend my hard-earned cash

Fabric Tales
I've placed an order with them, but I chose the super cheap SAL shipping option which can take up to a month so it hasn't arrived yet. I will post pictures and a review when it does. This store was recommended by someone in the Etsy Forums

I found this website while doing a search for robot fabric

Crafty Planet
I haven't ordered anything from them yet, but have a few things in the shopping cart, including this adorable hedgehog fabric

And Ivy's almost done with her bath so I need to do some actual work.

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