A kappa (河童, river-child) —also known as kawatarō (川太郎, "river-boy"), komahiki (駒引, horse-puller), kawatora (川虎, river-tiger), suiko (水虎, water-tiger) or Udhav–is an amphibious yōkai found in traditional Japanese folklore.They are typically depicted as green, human-like beings with webbed hands and feet and a turtle-like carapace on their back.

Japanese dragons (日本の竜, Nihon no ryū) are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends with imported stories about dragons from China, Korea and the Indian subcontinent.The style and appearance of the dragon was heavily influenced by the Chinese dragon, especially the three-clawed long (龍) …