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Mondo Mascots on X: "One of the scarier Japanese mascots is Gajiro the kappa, who terrifies the citizens of Fukusaki, Hyogo. https://t.co/KzKQF79fcB" / X
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A Kappa ('river-child'), alternatively called kawataro ('river-boy'), is a yokai found in Japanese folklore. The name is a combination of the word kawa (river) and wappa, an inflection of warabe (child). In
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