Lake Kussharo, Japan's largest caldera lake. Sightings of Kussie followed one after another in the 1970s.
Sighting & Incident Site
Lake Kussharo
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Positions on the map are a rough guide to the area where a legend or sighting is set. Most pins are placed at representative points of a municipality or prefecture (outside Japan, a city position rounded to about 10 km, or the country), not at the exact place.
Municipality points: Geolonia address data (CC BY 4.0), based on the Address Base Registry (Digital Agency of Japan) / Country points: Natural Earth
| Encyclopedia | Kussie |
|---|---|
| Location | Hokkaido Teshikaga |
| Type of place | Pond or lake |
| Map position | Approximately the actual place |
A lake cryptid said to live in Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido. Sightings followed one after another in the 1970s, and it was named after Nessie. Theories say it is driftwood, swimming deer or waterfowl mistaken for a creature.