MINGEI - Nagahama dolls, Shimane

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Asahina Saburo Yoshihide - 朝比奈三郎義秀

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Asahina Yoshihide (朝比奈 義秀), also known as Asahina Saburō (朝比奈 三朗), was a Japanese warrior of the early 13th century, and the son of Wada Yoshimori (和田義盛, 1147-1213).
His name (also written with the characters 朝夷奈 (Asaina?) comes from Awa no Kuni's (安房) Asaina-gun (朝夷奈郡), where he lived at one time. Though very likely a historical figure, Yoshihide appears in literature and in kabuki as a somewhat superhuman legendary character. According to these, his mother was the renowned female warrior Tomoe Gozen, and he had superhuman strength which he used to accomplish a number of stunning feats.
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Asahina no mon yaburi 朝比奈の門破り Asahina breaking the gate


. Nagahama ningyoo 長浜人形 dolls from Nagahama, Shimane .



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MINGEI - Shobara dolls, Hiroshima

https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2011/07/hiroshima-folk-toys.html

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Shobara city 庄原市

Shoobara ningyoo 庄原人形 dolls from Shobara
First known in 1972.
Made only by 樽岡甚作 Taruoka Jinsaku, who moved to Shobara at the end of the Meiji period.
The dolls are very similar to Miyoshi dolls.


tachi musume 立娘 standing girl



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EDO - Kiribatake, Akasaka, Minato ward

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Akasaka Kiribatake 赤坂桐畑 district, "paulownia fields"
Minato ward, Akasaka second district
It was a pleasant view in the Edo period, with some Ukiyo-e about it.


Akasaka kiribatake 赤坂桐畑 - Utagawa Hiroshige 広重

Nishiki-e often pictured fields of kiri paulownia trees and Kinokuni-zaka Hill (so named as it was along the side of the Kii Tokugawa residence).
Paulownia trees were planted as reinforcement for the cisterns as they are fast growing trees.
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Evening Rain in the Paulownia Garden at Akasaka (1859)
Akasaka Kiribatake uchû yûkei 赤坂桐畑雨中夕けい - Hiroshige 広重


Around 1822, most of the paulownia trees were cut down and a modern town developed.

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MINGEI - Iwami Ginzan

https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2018/04/iwami-ginzan-kaido-highway.html

Iwami Ginzan Kaido Highway

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Iwami Ginzan Kaido 石見銀山街道 Silver Trading Highway

Sekishuu Kaidoo 石州街道 Sekishu Kaido Highway
Gin no Michi 銀の道 The road of silver
most famous for connecting 石見銀山Iwami Ginzan silver mines with the Inland Sea, Kyoto and Edo
Also called 石見銀山街道, 石見街道, 石州道（石州路） and 石見道（石見路）.
Now also known as 銀山街道 Ginzan Kaido .


. 街道 Kaido: The Ancient Highways and Roads of Japan .


Iwami Ginzan 石見銀山　Old Silver Mines at Iwami
It was added to the World Heritage List in 2007.
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The mine was discovered and developed in 1526 by Kamiya Jutei, a Japanese merchant. Jutei later introduced a Chinese style of silver mining that would become the Haifukiho Method. The mine reached its peak production in the early 1600s, with approximately 38 tons of silver a year which was then one third of the world's production.
Silver from the mine
was used widely for coins in Japan. It was contested fiercely by warlords until the Tokugawa Shogunate won control of it in 1600 as a result of the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. It was later secured by fences and barricaded by pine trees. Yamabuki Castle was built in the center of the mining complex.
Silver production from the mine
fell in the 19th century, as it had trouble competing with mines elsewhere in the world. Mining for other minerals, such as copper, then replaced silver as the predominant material produced from the mountain. The mine was eventually closed in 1923.
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. tenryoo, tenryō 天領 Tenryo Government Land "Land of Heaven" - Iwami .

. Shimane 島根県 .
Iwami yakimono 石見焼物　/ 石見陶器 Iwami Ware



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石州街道銀の道には、石見銀山の中心地であった大森より、銀を積み出す輸送港となっていた日本海側の港と瀬戸内海側の港へ銀を積み出すために、造られた道で、
日本海へは鞆ヶ浦に向かう「鞆ヶ浦道」と、
温泉津の沖泊に向う「温泉津沖泊道」があり（ともに世界遺産）、瀬戸内海へは尾道に向かう「尾道道」と、途中の宇賀（現在の広島県三次市甲奴町宇賀）で分岐して笠岡に向かう「笠岡道」が造られた。

鞆ヶ浦道 Tomogaura Road
温泉津沖泊道 Yunotsu Road
瀬戸内海への道 Setouchi Road

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Map of Iwami Ginzan Kaido
silver trading routes (Iwami Ginzan kaido)
Iwami Ginzan Kaido
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
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. Jooge 上下町 Joge town - Hiroshima .
postal station on the 石州街道 Sekishu Kaido


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石見銀山キューピー人形　Iwami Ginzan Kyupie dolls

. kyuupii キューピー Kewpie Dolls .

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大田市

Yoogaisan 要害山
戦国時代に尼子と毛利が戦った。毛利が若侍を集めて狩を行った時、1人の侍が要害山で鶴を見つけて射た。鶴は足に傷を受けたが、石金山の南に飛んで、無妙異という赤土を傷に塗り再び空に舞い上がった。すると要害山は見る間に石金山と同じ高さになった。尼子はこの山に築城し、毛利を悩ませた。


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石見に残つた城跡伝説

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. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .

. Japan - Shrines and Temples .


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MINGEI - Miyanokai dolls Hiroshima

https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2011/07/hiroshima-folk-toys.html

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Miyoshi town 三次


tsuchi ningyoo 土人形 clay dolls
宮の峡（海）土人形（廃絶）Miyanokai clay dolls
These dolls are also called "shining dolls", because they have a special glazing which makes them so bright.

And another old 宮の峡 Miyanokai doll

hanakago mochi 花篭持ち girl carrying a flower basket
Miyanokai dolls were the fore-runners of Miyoshi dolls, They were first made by
大崎忠右衛門 Osaki Chuemon and became extinct in the Showa period.


Miyoshi ningyoo 三次人形 dolls from Miyoshi
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Miyoshi dolls, also known as Miyoshi-deko (clay figure), have a peculiar gloss all over them, especially on their faces. So some call them hikari-ningyo, or shiny dolls. They are simple but have a hint of beauty, too.
In the past the deko-ichi or clay figure fair, a harbinger of spring, was held in Miyoshi. From mid-March, a large number of clay figures were displayed for
sale at shops on Miyoshi Hondori Avenue. They say it drew many people from the suburbs, too. Unfortunately the fair is no longer held.
Legend tells us that every time a child was born to one of his retainers, Nagaharu Asano, the first feudal lord of Miyoshi-han, gave a clay doll as a
present to show his blessings. Since then, there still remains the custom of presenting a clay figure of Tenjin to a boy on his first Boys' Festival, and one
of Machimusume to a girl on her first Girls' Festival.
The dolls are 10-30 centimeters tall and come in various kinds. A particularly interesting one among them is Tenjin-deko. The Miyoshi district has a longstanding custom of worshipping Tenjin, or the deified spirit of Michizane Sugawara, who is supposed to be a patron of learning. Matsuoi Tenjin is a doll of
Tenjin with a green pine tree behind his back. This design is excellent and well-known.
Formerly, clay dolls were also made in the Mihara, Joge and Shobara areas in this prefecture. Now only Miyoshi dolls keep their place in our lives.
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The origin of Miyoshi dolls is said to date back to 1630, when Chuemon Osaki came to Miyoshi, found some good clay in Yamaga (now Yamaga-cho, Miyoshi City) and settled there to build a kiln. Following that, in 1641, Nagaharu Asano, the founder of the Miyoshi-han (feudal clan), had clay dolls baked by Kisaburo Mori, a doll maker in Asakusa, Edo (now Tokyo). Those were said to be the first Miyoshi dolls.
Currently only one pottery shop in Tokaichi-cho, Miyoshi City makes Miyoshi dolls. The skill is handed down from father to son in the Marumoto family.
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EDO - Nezu district Bunkyo ward

https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2011/11/nezu-jinja-shrine.html
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. Places of Edo - Introduction .



. Bunkyō 文京区 Bunkyo ward, "Literature Capital" .
文京区 根津一丁目及び根津二丁目 Nezu first and second sub-district

Located in a valley (根 ne) between 忍が岡 Shinobugaoka and 向ヶ岡 Mukogaoka there was a small harbour　with sea water (津 zu) where boats could land.
Another theory about the name
goes back to Nezu Jinja, where a special deity recided
nezu gongen不寝（ねず）権現 "never sleeping Gongen" （寝ずに神々の番をする神）
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nezu 鼠（ねず） the rat, is also the messenger of Daikoku - Okuninushi no kami 大国主の神使
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When Yamato Takeru build the Shrine, he said
「ここは国の根、国の津たり」May this become the roots of the land, the harbour of the land.

The village Nezu Monzenmachi　根津門前町 developed because of the Nezu Shrine.
In the Edo period this was also a postal station of the Oshu Kaido Highway with many tea stalls and entertainment.

. Ōshū Kaidō 奥州街道 Oshu Kaido Highway .
connecting Edo with the Mutsu Province in Tohoku.



根津神社 Nezu Jinja
井上安治　Inoue Yasuji
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Nezu Institute of Fine Arts 根津美術館
Nezu Bijutsukan


source : www.nezu-muse.or.jp


founded by Nezu Kaichiroo 根津嘉一郎（ねずかいちろう）

The Nezu Museum (根津美術館, Nezu bijutsukan, formerly: The Nezu Institute of Fine Arts), located in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan, houses the private collection of
Nezu Kaichirō (1860–1940).
The museum opened to the public in 1940 and escaped the destruction suffered by the estate property in the bombing of May 1945. Closed due to large-scale renovation and renewal from 2006 onwards, it re-opened in fall 2009 with a completely new museum building by the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.

Included in the collection are a pair of Edo period folding-screens of Irises by Ogata Kōrin. It also includes other paintings of renown, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and archaeological materials, as well as objects in lacquer, metal, and wood. The collection also consists of Chinese bronzes of the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
The Nezu Museum is also known for its vast, Japanese-style garden.
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Nezu Jinja 根津神社　Nezu Shrine
東京都文京区根津1-28-9

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Legend has it
that this old shrine was built by ヤマトタケル Yamato Takeru approximately 1,900 years ago. The shrine pavilions we see today were constructed under the orders of Tsunayoshi Tokugawa (1646-1709), the fifth Shogun, in 1706. All of the pavilions including the Honden, Heiden, Haiden, Karamon, Sukibei, and Romon remain untouched and have been designated as the country's important cultural assets.

On the grounds are a number of historic sites related to cultural figures who lived in the neighborhood such as the "Bungo Ikoi-no-Ishi　憩いの石", a rock which we are told that such writers as Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) and Ogai Mori (1862-1922) sat on to think of ideas for their novels. This shrine became widely known after many great literary figures of modern times including Natsume and Mori mentioned its name in their works.
Nezu Jinja is also famous for its 3,000 azaleas of approximately 50 different species that reach full bloom every year from mid-April to the end of the month.
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HEIAN - Legends about gama hiki toad

https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2018/06/gama-toad-legends.html

gama toad legends

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gama 蝦蟇と伝説 Legends about toads

. gama 蝦蟇 / hiki 蟾 / hikigaeru 蟇蛙 toad, Bufo vulgaris.
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. Gama Sennin 蝦蟇仙人 "Toad Immortal" .
Ri Tekkai 李鐵拐 Li Tie Guai

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oogama 大蝦蟇 O-Gama, Ogama, the giant toad
a yokai in the form of an enormous toad. This one is even larger than a human being, capable of standing on two legs and even wielding a spear. Legends say that toads, which are long loved, are particularly capable of attaining consciousness and turning yokai, but there are other theories as well.
The Giant Toad is, as its name implies, a yokai in the form of an enormous toad. Called Ogama in Japanese, they are even larger than a human being, capable of standing on two legs and even wielding a spear. They are usually depicted as smoking a pipe.
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妖山中に棲息する野生動物は通常の野外のものよりもずっと巨大なものもあることから、このような巨大なガマの伝承が生まれたと考えられている[1]。また、ガマガエルが妖怪視されたことについては、カエルが長い舌で虫などを捕える様子が、あたかも虫がカエルの口の中に吸い込まれるようにも見えるため、こうしたカエルやガマが人間の精気を吸うなどの怪異のあるものと考えられたとの解釈もある[2]。
絵本百物語 Ehon Hyaku Monogatari
「周防の大蟆」（すおうのおおがま）と題されている。『絵本百物語』本文によれば、周防国の岩国山（現・山口県岩国市）の山奥に住む大蝦蟇で、体長は約8尺（約2.4メートル）。口から虹のような気を吐き、この気に触れた鳥や虫たちを口の中へと吸い込み、夏には蛇を食べるとある[3]。また挿絵ではこの蝦蟇は槍を手にしているが、この槍で人を襲ったとの説もある[4]。
北越奇談 Hokuetsu Kidan
越後国村松藩（現・新潟県五泉市）で、藤田という武士が河内谷の渓流で釣り場を捜していたところ、山深くの淵のそばに突起だらけの3畳ほどの岩場を見つけ、絶好の釣り場と思い、その上でしばらく釣り糸を垂れていた。
川向かいでも別の武士が釣りをしていたが、その武士は急に帰り支度を始め、藤田に手真似で「早く帰れ」と示して逃げ去った。藤田も不安を感じ、釣り道具を片付けてその武士を追って理由を尋ねたところ「気づかなかったか? 貴行が先ほどまで乗っていたものが、火のように赤い目玉を開き、口をあけてあくびをしたのだ」と恐れながら答えた。
再び2人が元の場所へ戻ってみたところ、藤田の乗っていた岩とおぼしきものは跡形もなく消え失せていた。あれは岩ではなく大蝦蟇であり、突起と思ったものは蝦蟇のイボだったと推測されたという[5]。
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Taito ward 台東区
. gama 蝦蟇 toad，hebi 蛇 serpent .
from 東叡山寛永寺 Ueno Tōeizan Kanei-Ji



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. plants and their legends 　植物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. trees and their legends 　樹木, 木と伝説 - - ABC list .

. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

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MINGEI - Shimane Matsue Sumo san

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haori sumoo 羽織相撲 Sumo wrestler with Haori coat
His name is most probably 鉄ヶ嶽

松江人形 clay doll from Matsue, Shimane

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Elephant doll

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象唐子 elephant and Chinese child
Dolls of this kind are quite common, often with a white elephant.
米子人形 Yonago Ningyo Doll - 37 cm high


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EDO - Chuo ward collecting

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Chuo ward

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Chūō ku, Chuuoo Ku 中央区 Chuo Ward "Central Ward"



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is a special ward that forms part of the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyobashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis.
Chūō-ku, as a combination of Kyobashi and Nihonbashi, is the core of Shitamachi, the original downtown center of Edo-Tokyo. Literally meaning "Central Ward", it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II.
The most famous district in Chūō is Ginza, built on the site of a former silver mint from which it takes its name. The gold mint, or Kinza (金座), formerly occupied the site of the present-day Bank of Japan headquarters building, also in Chūō.
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1612: Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, planning to establish Edo as the de facto capital of Japan, begins work on a new commercial district surrounding the eastern end of the Tōkaidō, the main road connecting Tokyo and the Kansai region. During the Edo period this area is known as Edomachi—the town center of Edo. Much of the area (particularly Ginza and Tsukiji) was loose sand piled at the delta of the Sumida River before being filled in by the shogunate.
1657: After a fire consumes much of the city, the area is re-planned with more canals to accommodate more maritime commerce. .....
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Nihonbashi Area (日本橋地区)
. Nihonbashi and Haiku .
Arashio stable (荒汐部屋):
Hakozakicho (箱崎町):
Hamacho (浜町)
Hisamatsucho (久松町)
Higashi-Nihonbashi (東日本橋)
Honcho (本町)
Hongokucho (本石町):
Horidomecho (堀留町)
Kabutocho (兜町):
Kakigaracho (蛎殻町)
Kayabacho (茅場町)
Kodenmacho (小伝馬町)
Muromachi (室町):
Nihonbashi (日本橋):
Ningyocho (人形町)
Ohdenmacho (大伝馬町)
Suitengu Shrine (水天宮):
Tomizawacho (富沢町)
Yokoyamacho (横山町)


Kyōbashi Area (京橋地区)
. Craftsmen living in the Kyobashi area .
Akashicho (明石町):
. Ginza 銀座 Ginza district .
. . . . . . Moto-Sukiya cho 元数奇屋町 Moto-Sukiya district, Ginza .
. Eitaibashi 永代橋 Eitai bridge .
Hamarikyu-teien (浜離宮庭園):
Hatchobori (八丁堀):
Irifune (入船)
Kyobashi (京橋)
Minato (harbor) (湊)
Shinbashi Enbujō (新橋演舞場):
Shinkawa (ja) (新川)
Shintomi (新富)
Tsukiji (築地):
Yaesu (八重洲):

Tsukishima Area (月島地区)
Harumi (晴海):
Kachidoki (勝どき)
Sumiyoshi Shrine (住吉神社)
Tsukishima (月島)
Tsukuda (佃)
Toyomicho (豊海町)


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PERSONS - Watanabe noTsuna

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羅城門の鬼、羅生門の鬼
The Demon of Rashomon


The story is told in the Noh play by Kanze Nobumitsu.
The hero Watanabe no Tsuna fights against a demon ((Ibaraki doji)

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Watanabe-no-Tsuna, one of the four followers of Minamoto-no-Raiko, heard that the ogres dwelling on Oyeyama Hill had slipped into the city of Kyoto from Rashomon and were making a lot of mischief. When he went to Rashomon himself, Tsuna was attacked by Shutendoji, the chief of the ogres. In the fight, he cut off one of the arms of Shutendoji, who, however, managed to escape.

After consulting Abe-no-Seimei, a court wizard, he put the severed arm in a strong stone chest, keeping it locked up for seven days. But on the night of the seventh day, an old woman claiming to be Tsuna's aunt came to his door and begged him to show her the ogre's arm. When Tsuna granted her wish and opened the chest, the woman grabbed the arm, instantly turned into an ogre, and ran for Oeyama Hill. Tsuna told the story to Raiko, and vowed to march to Oyeyama Hill and vanquish the ogres there someday.
source : www.kufs.ac.jp/toshokan

.https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2015/03/kintaro-kintoku-ashigara.html


Raiko is usually accompanied by his four legendary retainers, known as the Shiten'ō 四天王 (The Four Guardian Kings). They were
Watanabe no Tsuna, Sakata no Kintoki, Urabe no Suetake, and Usui Sadamitsu.
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Minamoto no Raikō　and
. Shuten-dōji (酒呑童子, also sometimes spelled 酒顛童子, 酒天童子, 朱点童子) .
the Sake Child Monster

. Watanabe no Tsuna 渡邊綱 (953 - 1025) - wikipedia .
Tsuna and 茨木童子 / 茨城童子 the Ibaraki-doji
The battle raged on until Tsuna drew his sword and severed the arm of the demon. Screaming in pain Ibaraki-doji ran away from Tsuna, leaving the severed arm behind. Tsuna swept up Ibaraki-doji's arm as a trophy. When he arrived home at his mansion he wrapped up the severed arm and locked it away in a chest.
A few days later, an elderly woman claiming to be Tsuna's aunt, Mashiba, came to visit him. During the conversation, she aunt asked her nephew to recount how he fought with the demon, and when Tsuna mentioned that he had the severed arm in his possession, his aunt was curious and asked to see it. The unsuspecting Tsuna brought out the chest with Ibaraki-doji's arm inside and when he removed the arm, his aunt revealed herself as being Ibaraki-doji in disguise. She grabbed the arm and escaped from Tsuna's mansion. Tsuna was astonished that Ibaraki-doji had posed as his elderly aunt and did not give chase. However, even after retrieving the arm, Ibaraki-doji never returned to dwell at Rashomon Gate again.

kitsunegooshi 狐格子 Kitsunegoshi, fox lattice, roof gable decoration


The lord of the 伯太藩 Hakata domain, 渡辺氏 Watanabe, was the grandchild of Watanabe no Tsuna.
The family tells the story of Mashiba, coming to get the arm by destroying the lattice from the roof window to let the Oni flee.
To honor this event, the family never built a kitsunegoshi lattice on their roof.


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Shinbashi, Shimbashi 新橋 "new bridge" district, Minato
Nishi-Shinbashi, Higashi-Shinbashi



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The area was the site of a bridge built across the 汐溜川 Shiodome River in 1604.
The original name of the bridge was 芝口橋 Shibaguchibashi.
The river was later filled in. Shinbashi was the Tokyo terminus of the first railway in Japan in 1872. It remains a major railway hub and has since developed into a commercial center, most recently with the construction of the Shiodome "Shiosite" high-rise office complex.
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Shinbashi is the salarymen capital of Tokyo; so that means one thing—it's full of people and it's one of the most hectic parts of the city come rush hour. Outside of the commute, it's a hub for some of the most rustic izakaya in the city and boasts great entertainment. With its super central location and heap of bars that are well dispersed over the area, it's a popular hangout spot. Shinbashi also happens to be home of the oldest 'pink cinemas' which started the beginning of the very successful porn industry in Japan.
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toomorokoshi 唐もろこし，renka 蓮花
7月中旬のこと、芝新橋通南大坂町の米屋・田中屋久蔵方において、唐もろこしに蓮花を生ず。

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. kishin, kijin, onigami 鬼神 "Oni Deity", "Demon Deity" .
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kori Tengu 狐狸天狗 / コリテング fox and tanuki and tengu
At 胆吹山 / 伊吹山 Mount Ibukiyama a shamon 沙門 wandering priest was reciting the 念仏 Nenbutsu prayer. Suddenly he heard a voice:
"Tomorrow I will come and bring you to Paradise!"
The next day Kannon Bosatsu appeared and took him away, in front of the eyes of his disciples.
But the next day they found him hanging all naked high up in a tree!
It must have been the evil deed of an old fox, badger or a Tengu !


Tengu
昭和初頭、十二社神社でキンチャクに椎の実を拾っていると突然地響きがして、石段の上から大きな岩が落ちてきた。本殿のところに修験者のような真っ白い装束で木の葉のような扇と長い杖を持ったテングが見下ろしていた。



こびの天狗山 Kobi no Tengu San
岐阜県美濃加茂市森山3-5-57 / Moriyamachō, Minokamo-shi, Gifu

This statue is 12 m high, the tallest Tengu statue in Japan.




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和良村 Wara mura

Tengu
下洞集落の根の松という男が行方不明になった。天狗にさらわれたのだということになり、村人が「根の松返せー」と叫んで探し回ったが、本人は何食わぬ顔で帰ってきた。
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教員住宅の松に天狗がいて、そこの人を隠した。10日ほどしてかえって来たが、ボケッとしていて、どうしていたのかさっぱり憶えていなかった。
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以前、天狗が出た木を天狗松と呼んでいたが、枯れてしまった。


............................................................................... Hida region 飛騨地方

熱にうなされていた時、一本杉に天狗が現れよい子だと褒めてくれた。

ある男が旅先で宿泊した家で、天狗が集まり顔見知りを仲間に入れようとして鉛の熱湯を飲ませるのを見た。家に帰るとその顔見知りはいなくなっていた。その人は自慢ばかりをする人なので邪道に落ちたのだろう。




............................................................................... Ibigawa district 揖斐郡

Tengu
橋角という山に、お伊勢さんと呼ばれているモミの木があった。それは人間が触れてはいけなかった。浦野九一という人が柴刈りへ行ってこの木の下で昼寝をしてしまったところ、天狗に「日暮れだから帰れ」と呼ばれた。目を覚ますと日が暮れていたので慌てて帰ったという。

Tengu
山で、木がガラガラと転がる音がすると、それは天狗さんの仕業だという。

Tengu sa 天狗さ Tengu san
In the village 谷汲村
なんとなく薄暗くなったような気がして、とたんにガラガラガラガラと大きなおとがしたので地面に這いつくばると、再び音がする。その天狗は真紅な衣に高い鼻、ヤツデのようなうちわを片手に、一本歯の高下駄をはいていた。

In the village 春日村
橋の架け替えのため、下ヶ流の向山の大檜と大杉を伐ったら、名主の夢枕に天狗が立ち、よくも住処を無くしたな、罰として村を丸焼けにしてやる、と言った。はたしてその晩火事が出て、村の大部分が焼けてしまった。明治10年1月18日の大火のこと。 .
昔は雨の日に、藤川谷で天狗の太鼓の音がした。今は聞こえなくなった。

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７月17日の権現さんの祭りを祇園祭りという。かがり火をたかないと、天狗が祟るといわれている。

Tengu no Oyashiki 天狗のお屋敷
ある人が、炭焼きのために山に入った。木の葉で固まっているような球があったので、棒でつついてみた。すると急に辺りが暗くなり、雷雨になってその日は帰れなかった。翌日に家に帰ったが、病気になってしまった。祈祷してもらったところ、天狗のお屋敷をつついたと言われたので、呪文で治してもらったという。

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谷汲村 Tanikumi mura

Tengu
人を追っかけたり、いたずらしたり、目に見えなくても、近くに天狗が現れると、髪の毛が逆立ったり、顔に怪我をしたりする。




............................................................................... Kamo district 加茂郡 - Minokamo

西白川村 Nishi-Shirakawa mura

Tengu
カスミ網を張って置いたところ、大風が吹いて血の垂れる足のようなものがかかった。驚いていってみると、何も掛かってなかった。天狗が通ったのだろうと語り合ったという。

Hakusan Jinja 白山神社
白山神社の森では、1年に２度くらい夜分に大木の折れるような音を発することがある。天狗様の仕事と言われる。




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萩原町 Hagiwara

kotengu 小天狗
木こりが山小屋で入浴中、「気持ちよいか」と側の木から声を掛けてくるものがいた。木こりが罵声をあびせると「覚えていろ」と声がした。翌朝気が付くと大事なまさかりが飴のように曲げられていた。

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小坂町 Kosaka

. Jigokudani　地獄谷 "Hell Valley" -- Jigoku no Tani 地獄の谷 .
at 御嶽山 Mount Ontakesan

Tengu
御嶽様へ雨乞いに行った者が地獄谷へ礼参りに行き、象の鼻というところで岩の端から底を覗くと断崖に恐ろしい形相のものが睨み上げて恐ろしくなった。その後急に大嵐になった。




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Tengu
At the villages 朝日村 and 高根村
放牧している牛が行ける筈のない絶壁や断崖などにいることがある。これは天狗が牛をさらって人の手の届かないところへ捨てたためである。

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清見村 Kiyomi mura

見えなくなった子供
畑仕事を終え帰ろうとしたら子供が一人いなくなっていた。探し回ると大人でもなかなか行けないような場所を通った先に子供がいた。天狗が連れて行くときは１里や２里の道はわけなく行くというのは本当だった。



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Tengu
夕暮れに履物をおろすと天狗にさらわれると言われているのを無視しておろしたところ、門口に立っていたほっそりした男について来いといわれた。ついては行ったが面白くなかったので休んでいると男は帰れといい姿を消した。１時間ほどの事だったが、５日間も行方不明扱いになっていた。

Tengu
山道の老杉の根元で休んでいると、急に頭上に気配を感じた。見ると５，６間上の枝に高さ１尺もある一枚歯の下駄を履いた下半身が見えた。恐ろしくなりひれ伏すと1刻余り何かに押し付けられ動けなかった。
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子守女の息子が３歳の時、畑仕事の途中で行方不明になった。後に平湯峠で同村の者がその息子と出会った。その子が言うには天狗にさらわれ修行を積み、今ではどこでも好きなところに飛んでいけるようになったという。


kyoojin ishi 神明神社 Myojin Jinja
高さ５尺余りの石で触ると気が狂うと言われている。また付近には天狗が住んでいて、天狗の機嫌に触ると石段から投げ落とされると言われている。実際に投げられた子供もいるが、怪我をしなかったという。



Myoojin Jinja 神明神社 Shrine Myojin Jinja
akai kao 赤い顔の鼻の高い男
at 神明神社 Myojin Jinja から三軒ほど下の家が火事になったことがあった。その家の前に赤い顔で鼻の高い男がいたので、天狗が火をつけたのだろうと言われたという。


Yamagami 山神
ある行者が荒神の森に参籠修行したところ、満願の日に襟首を掴まれて投げ飛ばされた。この森は昔から女人禁制で、男でも不浄の者が参詣すると麓の橋に怪異が現れて登れなくなったという。




............................................................................... Yoro district 養老郡

Tengu
美濃国養老郡一の瀬村付近では、大きな天狗の面を作り、村人が鉦や太鼓で囃したてながら隣村へと順に送り、山奥深くまで送っていく天狗祭がある。天狗が村里に出現して人畜に該をなすのを封ずるためであるという。明治初年まで行われていたらしい。


............................................................................... Yoshiki district 吉城郡

ある人が天狗に連れ去られて一本杉の下で死んでいるのが見つかったと子供の頃に聞いた。

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神岡町 Kamioka cho

大正１３年６月のある朝、神社の境内の池に落ちたと思われた少年が行方不明になった。占ってみたところ１１時半までに見つけないと命が危ないといわれた。昼頃子供では行けそうにもない峯で見つかった。天狗の仕業だろう。

Tengu
鞍馬山の天狗に使われた６０歳位の老人がいた。ある時忽然と現れ鉱山で寝ないで働いていた。また病人にはその原因を告げた。鉱山廃止の際に鞍馬に戻るといって姿を消した。天狗も現れたが、その姿は束帯姿だと言う人と山伏姿だと言う人がいる。

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kamikakushi 神隠し
昭和６年７月、ある人が畑に出たまま今に至るまで帰ってこない。天狗に連れて行かれたのか神隠しにあったのだろうと、今でも葬式をせずに帰りを待っている。


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上宝村 Kamitakara mura

akai mono 赤い着物を着た鼻の高い人
昭和30年頃の事。ある家が火事になったとき、子供が「赤い着物を着た鼻の高い人が来て火を焚けと言った」と言った。それが天狗だろうということになった。

Amanojaku 天の邪鬼
2匹の天狗、もしくは天狗の邪鬼か天女が双六盤を投げ捨てた。この事により奇岩が誕生した。

Tengu
天狗は子供が非常に好きで、子供が山に遊びに行くとだまして連れてゆき、一緒に遊ぶ。村の衆が笛太鼓で迎えに行くと帰す。

Tengu
昔、天狗が男の子を連れ去るという事件があった。

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. Tengupedia - 天狗ペディア　- Tengu ABC-List.


. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説　民話　昔話 - Introduction .

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Minato ward

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Minato ku　港区 Minato ward, "Harbour ward"



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It is also called Minato City in English.
It was formed on March 15, 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits the contrasting Shitamachi and Yamanote geographical and cultural division. The Shinbashi neighborhood in the ward's northeastern corner is attached to the core of Shitamachi, the original commercial center of Edo-Tokyo. On the other hand, the Azabu and Akasaka areas are typically representative Yamanote districts.
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.Shiba Area 芝　/ 柴村 Shiba mura / 芝町 Shiba machi district　.
Atago
Shiba
Shibakōen
Shibadaimon
Shinbashi
Shiodome
Toranomon
Nishi-Shinbashi
Hamamatsuchō
Higashi-Shinbashi
Kaigan (1-chōme)
Mita (1, 2, 3-chōme)

. Azabu Area 麻布 "hemp cloth" district .
..... Azabu Nana Fushigi 麻布七不思議 seven wonders of Azabu
..... Azabuichibei 麻布市兵衛町 Azabu Ichibei town, Azabu Ichibee
..... Azabuipponmatsu 麻布一本松町 Azabu Ipponmatsu district "one pine tree"
Azabu-Jūban
Azabudai
Azabu-Nagasakachō
Azabu-Mamianachō
Nishi-Azabu
Higashi-Azabu
Minami-Azabu
Moto-Azabu
Roppongi

. Akasaka Area 赤坂 "the red slope" district .
..... There are many sub-districts in Akasaka.
Akasaka
Kita-Aoyama
Minami-Aoyama
Moto-Akasaka

.Takanawa Area 高輪 Takanawa district, Takanawadai 高輪台 　 .
..... Takanawa Ushimachi 高輪牛町 Takanawa "Ox Town"
..... Takanawa Okido 高輪　大木戸　The Gates of Edo
Shirokane
Shirokanedai
Takanawa
Mita (4, 5-chōme)

. Shibaura-Kōnan Area /　芝浦 Shiba-Ura ("under Shiba") 　.
Kōnan
Daiba
Kaigan (2, 3-chōme)

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo　江戸の名所 .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売　- Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳　Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .

. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .


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EDO - Takaido village, Horikane no I

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2018/06/suginami-ward.html

Shooanmura 松庵村 Shoan village
杉並区松庵 Suginami ward 松庵一丁目から松庵三丁目 from the first to the third sub-district
In the South-West of Suginami ward.

The river 松庵川 Shoangawa used to pass through the village. Now it is put under ground.



The wilderness was developed for farming in the Edo period by
荻野松庵 doctor Ogino Shoan. He died in 1665.
He was probably also the head priest of the temple 円光寺 Enko-Ji.
The region was first called 松庵新田 Shoan Shinden. Around 1716, it was named Shoan Mura.
In 1889, it became 高井戸村 Takaido mura.
In 1932, it was divided into North Shoan 松庵北町 and South Shoan 松庵南町.
In 1969, the first and second sub-district of Takaido were finally named Shoan first to third sub-district.

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西高井戸松庵稲荷神社　Nishi-Takai Shoan Inari Jinja



- Deity in residence
受持命 Ukemochi no Mikoto

It was a shrine in the precincts of temple Enko-Ji, where Ogino Shoan was active.
Shoan is venerated in this shrine as protector deity of the area. His grave is in the North of the Shrine, where the temple Enko-Ji used to be before shrine and temple had to be separated in the Meiji period.
There are two memorial towers in the precinct, one with the inscription
武州野方領松庵新田

To the left of the torii 鳥居 entrance gate there is another small shrine venerating 狐のミイラ the mummy of a fox.



On an artificial hill beside the temple Enko-Ji there was a hole where a mother fox brought up her children.
When the temple had to be removed, the hill was also destroyed and the foxes had to go. Mother fox was so frustrated and sad, she bit off her front legs and died under the veranda of the temple.
The mummy shows a mother fox with her mouth biting the front legs. But it is not shown any more. There are countless small statues of the Inari fox in front of the sanctuary.

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Takaido mura 高井戸村 Takaido village
Kami-Takaido 上高井戸村, Shimo-Takaido 下高井戸, Takaido-Higashi 高井戸東, Takaido-Nishi 高井戸西

See above, Shoan village.
In 1889, it became 高井戸村 Takaido mura.

. Kōshū Kaidō 甲州街道 Koshu Kaido Highway .
The main highway from Nihonbashi to Kofu.
Takaido mura was the first inofficial station 高井戸宿　Takaido shuku. It was divided in an upper (Kami) and lower (Shimo) part.
Kami-Takaido was allowed to operate on the first 15 days of a lunar month, Shimo-Takaido on the last 15 days of a lunar month. The postal station provides porters and pack horses, but it was not a very busy station, since few Daimyo had to pass here.

高井戸, takai ido "high well"
The original name refers to
takai o-doo　高いお堂 a high Temple hall
soon written 高井堂.
The temple was 宗源寺 Sogen-ji. It had a Hall for Fudo Myo-O 不動堂 at the sub-temple 本覚院 Hongaku-In, which was located on a high plateau, hence the name.


source : tesshow.jp/suginami/temple...

How is the relation to the well?
In 1486, a guide book by priest 道興准后　Doko Jugo (1430 - 1527) walking in the area mentions a pond
horikane no i ほりかねの井 / 堀兼の井 / 堀兼之井 / 堀難之井 , which is now called Takaido.


the well at Horigane, Sayama, Saitama Prefecture

Doko Jugo wrote a waka poem at the well, which had been dried out by the time he visited Musashino:

おもかげぞかたるに残る武蔵野や
堀兼の井に水はなけれど


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TENGU - legends from Gunma

https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2017/10/tengu-legends-10-gunma.html

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. Kashozan 迦葉山 a Tengu mountain .
群馬県 沼田市上発知町４４５番地 / Numazu Kami-Hochimachi

. Myogisan 妙義山日光坊 Nikko-Bo, Nikkobo Tengu .
He is venerated in Gunma at Mount Myogisan (Myogizan).


. Yamanokami 山の神 and Tengu legends from Gunma .
Yama no kami is also called 山祇 Yamasomi, Yama Somi.

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片品村 Katashina village

Shiranesan 白根山 Mount Shirane (2610 m)
on the border between Katashina and Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture.


At Katashina village, the farmers from the hamlets 上小川、穴沢、仲井 and 下小川 all climb up together to Mount Shiranesan.
In former times it used to be the 16th day of the 6th lunar month, but recently it could also be in the 8th month. People who have to climb up use the time from the 12th day of the 6th lunar month to start preparing shoojin ショウジン with ritual purifications and then all the men gather at one place to climb up.
If a woman climbs up, she will be picked up by a Tengu and thrown down the valley.


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昭和町 Showa town

. hinotama, hi no tama 火の玉と伝説 fire balls and Tengu .

There is a Tengu by the river. Once a man went fishing by the river and caught quite a large amount of fish. The thought this was quite strange and then he heard a sound ゴロゴロ gorogoro like stoned falling and he saw a large ball of fire.
At this point his net suddenly became very heavy and he could not pull it up any more. Than called out:
"天狗が出た The Tengu has come!" and fled as fast as he could. He had to stay in bed for 3 days.
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TENGU - Akagiyama Gunma

https://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.com/2016/10/tengu-cedar-legends.html

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Gunma 群馬県 ............................

sugi no boo 杉の坊 monk of the cedar tree

The temple 紀州法燈寺 Hotto-Ji in Kishu had been burned down many times and
now the head priest could not re-build it again. A wandering monk came
by and said he could do it.
The priest said he was 赤木山の杉の坊 Akagiyama no Sugi no Bo, the Monk of
the Cedar Tree from Mount Akagisan in Gunma.
He asked all the villagers to put out the fires for one night - and oh
wonder, the next morning the temple with all its buildings was
standing there in fill splendor.

Akagisan　赤城山　Mount Akagi, Akagiyama (1,828 m)
群馬県勢多郡富士見村赤城山


source : blog.goo.ne.jp/tokics...
山の妖怪神「群馬県赤城山の天狗」

Sugi no Bo was 大天狗 a Big Tengu. His sanctuary is the Asuka Shrine
大沼湖畔の飛鳥社 at Lake Onuma.

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MINGEI - Muraoka dolls Hyogo

https://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2012/10/clay-dolls-from-hyogo.html

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Muraoka dolls 村岡人形
兵庫県村岡町 Hyogo, Muraoka village

The village is close to Katsurahata. The dolls were made until the late Meiji period.



manju kui 饅頭喰い eating Manju buns

. manjuu kui ningyo 饅頭食い人形 Boy eating Manju buns .


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manjuu kui ningyo 饅頭食い人形 Boy Eating Manju
From Fushimi
Eating Manju Buns
manjuu kui ningyoo
A boy holds a bun broken in two halves, to show he loves his father and his mother equally. When asked whom he loved more, father or mother, that was his way of showing it. He broke the bun in equal halves and asked: "Which tastes better?"

Now these dolls are bought with a prayer to become pregnant and have such a clever child.



Fushimi Clay Dolls / 伏見土人形

. Mingei Kukkii　みんげいクッキー　Mingei Folk Art Cookies - Manju .

Here are some more clay dolls with Manju buns.
http://kyoudogangu.xii.jp/mangiukui.html



. Folk Toys from Kyoto .

. Muraoka dolls 村岡人形 - Hyogo -


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