The Kinassie（キナッシー）is a cryptid reported from Kandaka Pond in Kinashi Town, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Description[]
No detailed description of its appearance has been given, but a summary of its reported characteristics is that it is an unknown waterfowl or pterosaur-like creature. This is a winged creature that reportedly flees into the sky when approached by humans. It is believed to act in groups.
Timelines[]
Information about this cryptid was first published in a magazine in 1994. In 2008, a newspaper reported that what was once published, the photo in the magazine, was a joke. On the other hand, Kinassie was also mentioned as one of the Japanese cryptids in a 2023 TV news report.
Kinassie was featured on a news program
Explanations[]
The newspaper explained that this was a joke, and thus the view is strongly held that this was a joke. On the other hand, other sources consistently treat it as an unknown creature, so it may in fact be an unknown bird species.
Source[]
- magazine: Tjかがわ , No.142号（February 1994）
- newspaper: 四国新聞, August 26, 2008
- https://crd.ndl.go.jp/reference/entry/index.php?id=1000307259&page=ref_view
- https://sodane.hokkaido.jp/column/202309070900003719.html