2024-10

Enko

The Enkou is a type of kappa that was commonly seen in western Japan. It is interesting that it is written in kanji as 猿猴, which is the same as the word for gibbons (long-armed monkeys).

エンコウ

エンコウとは河童の一種で西日本でよく見られたようです。漢字で書くと猿猴となり、手長猿と同じになるところも興味深いです。