Template:Did you know nominations/Kappa-dera Temple

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:28, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

Kappa-dera Temple

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Cucumber offering to Kappas

• ... that Kappa-dera Temple in Kappabashi contains what is said to be the mumified hand of a Kappa? Alt, Matt; Yoda, Hiroko; Joe, Melinda (2012). Frommer's Japan Day by Day (First ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-470-90826-6
  • ALT1:... that offerings of cucumber (pictured) are left at the Kappa-dera Temple to appease Kappas? Lombardi, Linda (June 16, 2015). "Kappa: Japan's Aquatic, Cucumber-Loving, Booty-Obsessed Yokai". Tofugu

• Comment: I intentionally have 'kappa' mentioned several times, I think this makes it more eye-catching.

Created by Jeanjung212 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:40, 21 November 2017 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, well referenced, neutrally written, no close paraphrasing seen in English-language sources. All images freely licensed. The image here is very intriguing, so I'm going with ALT1. I removed one of the three mentions of "kappa" because two is enough. ALT1 hook ref verified and cited inline. No QPQ needed for first-time nominator. ALT1 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 00:33, 3 December 2017 (UTC)