On The Hunt For Tono’s Mythical Water Trolls

Sushi fans will probably know that cucumber rolls are known as kappamaki in Japanese. This is in honor of what is surely one of Japan’s strangest mythical creatures — the kappa.

Although reptilian in appearance with webbed hands and feet, and shells on their backs, kappa can walk on two legs and use their bird-like beaks to communicate with humans.

Source: The Japan Times