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The kawataro is a variety of kappa or water imp which likes to eat people and to practice sumo. An indentation on top of the creature's head is filled with water. The
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A Kappa is a dwarf-like water demon of Japan that resemble shrivelled old-men… | Mythological creatures, Mythology, Legends and myths
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