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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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October 15, 2009

Waku Waku Character Bentos

Wakuwaku is a Japanese word that translates to thrilling or exciting and Miranda and Ivy were pretty thrilled to find Totoro, Ponyo and Pokemon in the book. This is ISBN 9784796664196 from the previous post

Totoro
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Satsuki and Mei, Susuwatari and Cat Bus from Totoro

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Ponyo, the Father and baby Panda from Panda ko Panda and Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service
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Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service
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Pokemon
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More Pokemon
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Even more Pokemon
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And still more Pokemon
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I'm pretty sure these are twin sisters from a series of books-- Chiri to Chiriri
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Madeleine
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Maisy and The Hungry Caterpillar
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Elmo and Cookie Monster, Spongebob and I think Kirari from a popular manga
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Sylvester and Tweety
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From what little I can read and the pictures, most of the characters seem to be created from slices of cheese, ham and sometimes scrambled egg that has been tinted. I'm not sure I'll be making any of these, but they sure are fun to look at.

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