Issie

Issie (イッシー, Isshī) is a Japanese lake monster said to lurk in Lake Ikeda.[4] It is described as being saurian in appearance. The naming convention is analogous to "Nessie" (the Loch Ness Monster). According to mythology, Issie was a white mare who lived together with her foal on the shore of Lake Ikeda. However, when the foal was kidnapped by a samurai and Issie was unable to find it, she jumped into the lake and her despair transformed her into a giant, saurian beast, which since then frequently surfaces, trying to find her lost child.[5] The creature was reportedly photographed in 1978 by a man who went by the name "Mr. Matsubara". Twenty other people reportedly also saw the creature swimming in the lake in 1978; they described it as black and having two humps, each about 5 meters (16 feet) long.[5][6]