![Ewan Wilson on Twitter: Ewan Wilson on Twitter:](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6RgzhDXoAAjjU0.jpg)
Ewan Wilson on Twitter: "My favourite thing was finding there's a Japanese idiom based on the folklore creature: 'he no kappa', meaning "a kappa's fart". It's used to refer to something really
![Fuji Arts Japanese Prints - Farting at Kappa at the Lumberyard in Fukagawa by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892) Fuji Arts Japanese Prints - Farting at Kappa at the Lumberyard in Fukagawa by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)](https://www.fujiarts.com/japanese-prints/k488/231k488f.jpg)
Fuji Arts Japanese Prints - Farting at Kappa at the Lumberyard in Fukagawa by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
![TIL of the kappa, a water imp in Japanese folklore famous for sneaking up peoples intestines through the anus in order to steal their livers and shirikodama, an organ believed to plug TIL of the kappa, a water imp in Japanese folklore famous for sneaking up peoples intestines through the anus in order to steal their livers and shirikodama, an organ believed to plug](https://external-preview.redd.it/A-qcMclzt8U0GpBgrZlFHZaCaBdxYoUXJMzJWejOlog.jpg?auto=webp&s=8aae9e8d9c468991da0e149b25b1abc299cff5ad)
TIL of the kappa, a water imp in Japanese folklore famous for sneaking up peoples intestines through the anus in order to steal their livers and shirikodama, an organ believed to plug
![Fuji Arts Japanese Prints - Farting at Kappa at the Lumberyard in Fukagawa by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892) Fuji Arts Japanese Prints - Farting at Kappa at the Lumberyard in Fukagawa by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)](https://www.fujiarts.com/japanese-prints/k488/231k488r.jpg)
Fuji Arts Japanese Prints - Farting at Kappa at the Lumberyard in Fukagawa by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
![Yokai Parade Twitterren: Yokai Parade Twitterren:](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E9KGEFuUYAMd9g_.jpg)
Yokai Parade Twitterren: "Because of the kappa's unusual talent for passing gas, in Japanese "he no kappa" meaning "a kappa fart" is used like "piece of cake!" to mean something is easy.
![Yokai Parade on Twitter: Yokai Parade on Twitter:](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E9KGquVVIAUzojV.jpg)
Yokai Parade on Twitter: "Kappa have a bowl-shaped depression on their heads that holds water. They love sumo; if one challenges you to a match, bow politely before you start. The kappa
![Farting at a Kappa at the Lumber Yard in Fukagawa, from the series Comic Pictures of Famous Places Amid the Civilization of Tōkyō (Tōkyō kaika kyōga meisho) Farting at a Kappa at the Lumber Yard in Fukagawa, from the series Comic Pictures of Famous Places Amid the Civilization of Tōkyō (Tōkyō kaika kyōga meisho)](https://iiif.micr.io/jYeJT/full/%5E1200,/0/default.jpg)