Mark your calendars: the 6th annual Kappa Ten (Kappa Exhibition) is being held at the Artist Garden gallery in Ikebukuro from July 10th through the 22nd. Subtitled "Apparitions of an Unidentified Organism," it's a celebration of everyone's favorite cucumber-eatin', sumo-wrestlin', anus-attackin', water-dwellin' yokai from Japanese folklore.
Kappa-related artwork from more than twenty artists will be on display, like manga-ka Yutaka Kondo (who illustrated Hello, Please!) and the inimitable Hiroko Yoda (who took the photograph gracing the exhibition flyer above). It's also your chance to see several of Tatsuya Morino's original illustrations from our new book Yokai Attack up close and personal-like.
The show officially kicks off on July 10th, but a special opening reception is being held from 5pm to 6pm on Saturday, July 12th. Swing by for some kappa maki, beer, and your chance to hobnob with some of Japan's top yokai artists. Here's a map -- see you there!
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