河童 · Tsushima, Nagasaki · 1914
Kappa pass the inn at night on their way to the sea
What the record says
A man staying at an inn on Tsushima heard a great many footsteps go past the house in the night. In the morning the innkeeper told him they were kappa: by day they stay in the mountains, and at night they come down to the sea looking for food. They do no harm.
Our summary in English of the record as catalogued; the original card is in Japanese.
In our articles
Kappa
河童（かっぱ）
A child-sized water yokai whose strength lives in the water held by the dish on its head.