The Isshi monster (a Lochness-like monster) emerging at dusk from the misty waters, with Mt Kaimon in the background

According to a legend, the mare Isshi (aka Issie), lived near Lake Ikeda, located on Kyushu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, with her foal. When the latter was kidnapped by a samurai, Issie looked everywhere for him without being able to find him. Desperate, she threw herself into the waters and her sadness turned her into a sea monster, who sometimes surfaced to look for her missing child. Mt. Kaimon, or Kaimondake, is a prominent volcano that rises from the ocean on the southern end of Kagoshima in Kyushu. It's a dormant stratovolcano that last erupted in the 9th century and hasn't seen much activity since. (AI generated NightCafe @https://creator.nightcafe.studio/?ru=heritageofjapan @@heritageofjapan ) #monstersofjapan #isshi