Kibuna yellow carp

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Kibuna, ki-buna 黄鮒 / 黄ぶな yellow crucian carp from shrine Futarasan jinja 二荒山神社 Utsunomiya town 宇都宮 Shrine Futaarasan Amulet against smallpox and for good health. Sold at the shrine during the new year season. It also prevents bad luck during the coming year. Once upon a time, there was an epidemy of smallpox in the region. People prayed to the gods for help. A farmer caught a yellow carp funa　鮒 in the river Tagawa 田川 and gave it to his ill family members, who where soon healed. Since then, this fish is treated as a messenger of the deity. The toy fish has large round eyes and a yellow body. This yellow carp has become one symbol of Utsunomiya town, and is found on various specialities, even the bus line features a "yellow carp". bus stop ................................................................................. source :　i-kimoto clay bells from Tochigi clay bell from Utsunomiya town 土鈴 dorei . Clay Bells どれい【土鈴】 dorei . ................................................................................. Here is a sake local rice wine named like this toy 四季桜「黄ぶな」 宇都宮酒造株式会社の特別本醸造酒 精米歩合６０％ 吟醸酒 source :　stingray . Jizake local rice wine of Japan . ................................................................................. monaka waffles 最中 . Wagashi - Japanese Sweets . also monaka with Daruma ................................................................................. Kitty chan riding a kibuna キティ 黄ぶな根付けストラップ as a netsuke strap or pencil stopper . Kitty Chan Toys キティちゃん . ................................................................................. kyuupii, kyupi 黄鮒キューピー」（宇都宮）yellow carp kewpie . Kewpie Dolls キューピー . with Kewpie Daruma . . . CLICK here for more kewpie Photos ! . Folk Toys from Tochigi . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 . . . CLICK here for Photos ! . Reference . . English Reference . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 Matsuo Basho was here : . 二荒山神社 Futarasan Shrine, Nikko . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: summer rain - a yellow carp floats through the city . buna densetsu 鮒 伝説　crucian carp - kigo and legends .

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