page_title: Hyōsube
hierarchical_section_title: Hyōsube
caption_attribution_description: Hyousube (ひやうすべ, A kind of hair-covered kappa) from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō
context_page_description: Hyōsube is a Japanese yōkai. There are legends
  about them in many areas starting with the Saga Prefecture and the
  Miyazaki Prefecture.
  It is a child-sized river monster from Kyūshū that lives in underwater caves. It prefers to come out at night and loves to eat eggplants. It is a cousin of the supernatural yōkai in kappa folklore.
context_section_description: Hyōsube (ひょうすべ) is a Japanese yōkai. There are legends
  about them in many areas starting with the Saga Prefecture and the
  Miyazaki Prefecture. 
  It is a child-sized river monster from Kyūshū that lives in underwater caves. It prefers to come out at night and loves to eat eggplants. It is a cousin of the supernatural yōkai in kappa folklore.
caption: "Hyōsube" (ひやうすべ) from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Sekien Toriyama
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