Where Did the Koropokkuru Go?

The common phenomenon in folklore and myths is a miniature. Fairies, dwarves, or other names have the same basic features: they are small. The same is true for indigenous peoples from Japan. On the islands of Hokkaido, people of Ainu have ancient dwarf tradition.

Koropokkuru is "a man living under a burdock". This name also means those sizes. There is a story of the whole family that can be placed under the burdock's leaves. However, the size of these people ranges from tradition to tradition. In most cases, it is in the range of 2 to 3 feet inches.

In addition to shortening, the colopockle looks rather coarse and primitive. Some say that their skin is reddish. Most commonly, people describe them as scents like fur. The appearance is quite brutal, but these people also have some complicated signs. They can use meteorite and stone knives as well as other simple tools. People admire their ability in pottery

Colopockle can talk like this and communicate with ordinary people. According to the legend of Ainu, this dwarf race is pretty shy and I do not like to appear frequently. However, they occasionally trade with the Ainu. These encounters often happen at night

Ainu and colopockle were living together until broke out. Since then, no one has correctly seen that dwarf race properly. Their existence has disappeared from history. Some people try to find evidences scattered about their existence. Some evidence includes gadgets and objects that are not practical for humans.

One possibility is that these people are really real and belong to the human genome. This race exists in Africa, the Andaman Islands, and the Philippines, and it is not uncommon for them to live in Japan.

Colopockle and Ainu share the land peacefully until the beginning of the war between the two, after which it is said that the colopockle was wiped out or exiled. After this disappearance, the appearance of humans in Hokkaido seems that this mysterious ancient little race has disappeared forever. Over the years there was some scattered evidence that people other than this Ainu man live in Hokkaido. Although archaeologists are consistent with the story of the colopockle dweller, I found evidence of a strange hollow dwelling in Japan that is inconsistent with the people of the Ainu who live in the house of the straw roof. These pits often include stoneware not typical of Ainu and magical tools too small to suit ordinary people.

As their name suggests, the colopockle is a small creature that uses Butterbur plants as a parasol. According to the Ainu, the colopockle is a creature with gods that brings good fortune, and only some people can see them at some point. That's why it is hard to find them when you are looking for them, as Xiaoyue and Mei feel in the movies. Koropokkuru is a kind and gentle humanoid, it is said to live in a small pit house like a fur. They are also shy and cautious, so they often only come out at night. It is a bit familiar. His perspective on Hayao Miyazaki is different from the usual viewpoint, but you can see where Totoro's inspiration came from.

One day, the young Ainu decided to see the colposock for himself, so he ambushed by the window and their gifts were usually left there. When the colopockle came to put things there, the young man grasped it with his hands and dragged it. It turned out to be a beautiful colposock woman who was angry about the rude of a young man who has never seen her since. The Ainu believes that their holes, pottery and stoneware are still scattered on the landscape.