Kappa's cunning medicine

"Kappa" from "Night Sky Killing". (Present · south), Kappa, who was murdered and slashed his hand, teaches the recipe of medicine in exchange for hand return. The boy on the right side of the screen is what Kappa got disappeared, and the left hand is the hand with the blush. There is a trimmed hand in front of it.

"Transportation of a celadon of river ties" from the "West Narcissus talk story". In the year (Southern), a scene where the kappa who tried to mischief a horse is punished by the owner of the horse. After this, Kappa tells the master who forgave himself the manufacturing method of bone cure medicine.

Kobo no Omega (Kappa no Miyuku) is said to be said to have but. , Etc., and similar legends are left in various places, there is description also in the old book such as "Saishin shimbun essential writing" "".

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Overview

Synopsis which is often seen in the legend of kobo's medicine is that Kappa is punished by human beings, that person or the owner of the horse is punished and handed over as a sign of apology. When Kappa punishes the mischief, the hand is cut off, it appears afterwards to return the hand, and it is said that there is a good medicine to connect the hand, instead of giving the hand back, hand the medicine, Sometimes I teach methods. There are medicines that are effective in,, for medicine. It seems that Kappa likes Kappa and he has such medicine because there are many injuries, and it is said that Kappa, which is a waterknast, dislikes her, has a high effectiveness depending on the knife.

A hand-made shrine in Yezawa is also one that worshiped such legendary kappa, and it is said that there is a benefit to hand injury and illness after the legend, those who wish treatment of the hand shaped the hand There is a custom to dedicate. Also in the same town prefecture Tamatsuki in the neighboring town, the name of "battle bridge" is left in the bridge of the river where this kappa is said to have been slashed his hands when mischievous.

According to regional local journals in various parts of Japan, medicines named after legends were actually sold as real. As a representative example, there is the universal family medicine Omiya Town (now ·) of Ibaraki prefecture "Iwase Banpo", the poultice propellant "Nekoyama Ice". Later, all of the sales of these medicines have been abolished, but this is thought to be due to the amendment and transition of medicine to the beginning from the era, and the sale of medicines has shifted from the main drug department.

There is also a legend that Kappa teaches a method other than medicine at the time of apology of mischief, and there are many times that consecutive bridging doctors such as catsan hospital which is known for bone fighting has been given teaching method of bones from Kappa. There are also cases where Kappa is raised as a symbol character to the legend.

Example

As an unusual example, there is a story of "Okayama Taishira" written by Oka Nagahira, a local historian, "Takenaka (Bakemono)". It is a legend that not Kappa but mischiefs a human being, mischiefs like a legend of Kappa, and his arms are cut off and handed down medicine instead of getting his arm back. There is also a story to tell the recipe of medicine in exchange for cut hands, as well as a raccoon dog who entrusted "Raccoon grass" in the era and "Tanuki medicine" as well. Since the story of Kobo's medicine has appeared in the private sector later than the time of this "conservation grass", it is also thought that the legend of Kappa was born as the "thing of the bark was changed".

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1. *"Japanese Phantom Beast Illustration", 2005, pp. 22-23. . 2. 'Night Sky Ghost', translated by Takashi Shinji, Harukaze, 2003, 177-181. . 3. *Kenji Ogurisu, Mayumi Hanioka edited "World of the Harima's Youkai" The Story of Western Narcissus ", 2001, pp. 73-76. . 4. ^, pp. 188-197 5. ^, pp. 217-228 6. ^ pp. 181-182 7. ^, p. 113 8. ^ pp. 256-257 9. ^, pp. 41-44 10. ^, pp. 40-41 11. "". Reading on 25th October 2015. 12. *"". Reading on 25th October 2015. 13. "". Reading on 4th October 2011. 14. *"" (June 3, 2010). Viewing on October 3, 2011. 15. Oka Nagahira "Okayama Taishiri" Laboratory Yoshida Bookstore, 1975 (original work 1930), reprint edition, pp. 35-37. . 16. ****"The illustration of Japanese youkai" <>, 1994, 366 pages. .

References

• Michio Iida "Kappa considering its distorted identity", 1993. .
• Junichiro Ishikawa "The World of Kappa", 1985 (originally written 1974), a new edition. .
• "Youkai in daily life" <>, 2000 (original work 1986). .
• "Residents of the fantasy world" IV, <>, 1990. .
• Others "Japan Legend of the Legendary Great Dictionary" Katsumi Dryu et al., 1986. .
• Iwao Hino "Animal Youkai" above, <>, 2006 (original work 1926). .
• "Japan nationwide youkai spot" 1,, 2011. .

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