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I am re-publishing a series I did here awhile back for the enjoyment of both new Cryptomundo readers and old alike. Here’s Part 1, with the next two to follow in the coming days.

Read: Japanese Wolves Part 1: The Honshu Wolf »

Dogs with human heads or faces have long been sighted in Japan. Is there a zoological explanation behind this phenomenon?

Read: Jinmenken: The Human-Faced Dogs of Japan »

Still more on the Kappa. A post tsunami essay on these mysterious creatures by mystery_man.

Read: The Kappa of Tono »

Who says there are no large animals left to be discovered?

Read: New Whales and the Wonders of the Deep »

Out of place alligators pop up all over the place.

Read: OOP Gators in Japan »

A river in Tokyo has an unusual guest.

Read: Alligator Gar Sighted in Tokyo River »

The Nagara River of Gifu prefecture, Japan, has been the source of several sightings of what appear to be giant, river going rays.

Read: Japanese Giant Fish, Part 6- Phantom Giant Rays »

Japanese rivers have long been the haunts of mysterious giant creatures. Here let us examine a couple of the more well known such enigmas.

Read: Japanese Giant Fish, Part 5- River Monsters »

On the island of Hokkaido, in the cold northern reaches of the Japanese archipelago, the indigenous Ainu people too have their long traditions of an ancient race of dwarf-like people thought to have inhabited the land long before humans arrived.

Read: The Mysterious Little People of Japan »

Lake Ashi, also known as Lake Hakone and by its Japanese name Ashinoko, is located in the Hakone area of Honshu’s Kanagawa prefecture and is famous for its scenic views of majestic Mt. Fuji. The lake is also known for its aquatic mysteries.

Read: Japanese Giant Fish, Part 4 – Mystery Fish of Lake Ashi »

Lake Shikotsu has become well known for its sightings of giant trout reported to be 2 meters (6.6 ft) in length. Giant trout have long been reported by fishermen on the lake, and there are even accounts of whole schools of these huge fish being seen.

Read: Japanese Giant Fish, Part 3- Giant Trout of Lake Shikotsu »

The Dragon Fish, also known in Japanese as the Ryuu Gyo, is a large, mysterious fish with a reptilian appearance that was reported frequently during Japan’s Meiji period (1868 to 1912).

Read: Japanese Giant Fish, Part 2 – The Dragon Fish »

Giant fish of various types have long been a part of the cryptozoological landscape in Japan. In the coming days, I will be presenting a series of overviews of some of the more well known of these Japanese aquatic enigmas, starting here with Part 1.

Read: Japanese Giant Fish, Part 1- The Namitarou »