MINGEI - Akita and other dog dolls

http://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.jp/2011/09/inu-dog-info.html

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As an amulet for an easy birth it is known in many parts of Japan.
It comes as a papermachee doll, clay doll or clay bell and other materials.
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inu no hariko 犬張子 dog papermachee dolls
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. Kobayashi Issa 小林一茶 in Edo .

口明て春を待らん犬はりこ
kuchi akete haru o matsuran inu hariko

with its mouth open
it is waiting for spring -
this papermachee dog

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. . . . . . . . . . Akita　

Akitaken, Akita ken 秋田犬 toy dogs from Akita
Hachiko in front of Shibuya station is a dog from Akita.


nuigurumi 縫いぐるみ stuffed doll



source : ch06075.sapolog.com

The top left is from 秋田県大館市のアメッコ市 Odate, Amekko.

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The Akita (秋田犬 Akita-inu, Akita-ken) is a large breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

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