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- - - - - CONTENTS - MMM - - - - - . machibikeshi, hikeshi　町火消し人形 fire brigade toys . . madobutsu まどぶつ toy for the girl's festival . Iwate . Magatama 勾玉おまもり Magatama jewels, curved beads . . magewappa まげわっぱ / 曲げわっぱ "bent box" for food . magemono 曲物 cirulare box mai onna 舞い女 dancing woman, dancint lady Hyogo, Tottori . maigiri 舞錐 "dancing drill" (mawashigiri 回し錐). - and more about nuibashi 縫針 sewing needles . maiko ningyoo 舞妓人形 Maiko Dance Girl Dolls . . mai-musume 舞い娘 dancing girl . by 吉田孫吉 Yoshida Magoyoshi . maki ningyoo まき人形 / マキ人形 Maki dolls . - Hirado, Nagasaki . makura kabaa　枕カバー　pillow cover talisman . . mamedaiko, mame taiko 豆太鼓 toy drum with beans . . mamegoma まめゴマお守り little Mamegoma with dolphin . . Mamorifuda 守り札 - Introduction . mamushiyoke, Kitami no mamushiyoke 喜多見のまむしよけ amulets against poisonous snakes . and 齋藤伊右衛門忠嘉 Saito Iemon amulets . Mamushi yoke まむし除け to ward off poisonous snakes . 　 知立神社 Chiryu Shrine, Aichi　 . managu tako, managudako まなぐ凧 "kite with big eyes" . - Yuzawa　湯沢, Akita . Manbyoo nugui no nuno 万病ぬぐいの布) Towel for chronic diseases . Temple Toji 東寺, Kyoto . Manekineko 招き猫とだるま The Beckoning Cat Manga Nihon Mukashibanashi まんが日本昔ばなし Folktales . Legends about Fudo Myo-O 不動様 . . Legends about the Kappa 河童 Water Goblin . - Legends about Jizo Bosatsu tba - Legends about Kannon Bosatsu tba . mangan 満願 a wish fulfilled . and ganman 願満の鯛　in Chiba . mangan Jizo 満願地蔵 Jizo fulfilled a wish . . manhooru マンホール manhole patterns . . Manjuu kui ningyo 饅頭食い人形 boy eating manju 　. . Manpuku mikuji　万福みくじ amulet for tenthousand-fold good luck . . manzai 漫才 . 万歳 / banzai 萬歳 New Year Dancers . . Märchen, Japanische Märchen (Japanese Folktales) in German . . mari まり - 毬 - hand ball 手毬 temari, kick ball 蹴鞠 kemari . . marionetto マリオネット marionette, puppet on strings . . marudako, marui tako 丸凧 round kite . . Marugame uchiwa　丸亀団扇 handfans from Marugame . - Kagawa . Marukibori ningyoo 丸木彫り人形 plain woodcarving dolls . . Masaru まさる amulet from Fukushima . MASARU 神猿 (lit. Kami Monkey). . Masaoka and Tsuruchiyo 政岡と鶴喜代 clay dolls . - Meiboku Sendaihagi 伽羅先代萩 "The Disputed Succession" . Mashiko 益子 and Mingei pottery 益子焼 . . Masu masu, masumasu 益々福が増す升 lucky cup . . Matsue 松江 folk art - Shimane . . Matsumoto town 松本 craft from Nagano . - . Matsumoto kagu 松本家具 Matsumoto furniture . . matsutake daki 松茸抱き embracing a pine mushroom doll . - Saitama . Matsuyama kagami 松山鏡 The Mirror from Matsuyama - Legends . . mattaku　マッタク　/ マツタク Mattaku kite . - Okinawa . mawari nezumi　回り鼠 three mice that turn round and round . - Nagoya . Mayoke 魔除守り ward off evil, no evil . ..... mayokemen, mayaoke men 魔除けメン Demons to ward off evil . Mayu ningyoo まゆ人形 / 繭 dolls from silk cocoons . Yamanashi . ME - me no omamori 眼のお守り amulets for eye, eyes - Augen . ganbyoo chiyu kigan 眼病治癒祈願 healing of eye diseases - megane Daishi めがね大師 Kobo Daishi with glasses . medetai 目出鯛 auspicious carp . me ga deru 目が出る for good luck . Meiji koogei　明治工芸 industrial art from the Meiji period . special artworks of master craftsmen, see jizai koogei . Meishi 名詞 o-mamori meishi お守り名詞 visitor cards as amulets . Japan Smile Project . Men, omote 面 mask, face masks . INFO . - - - . menbue, men no fue 面笛 masks as clay whistles . Aomori . mekuridashi ningyoo　目くり出し人形　dolls with rolling eyes . . . . . . donguri me どんぐり目 . Menko 面子・めんこ・メンコ playing cards . . metal ware - imono　鋳物 ironware, cast iron, metal art and more . - Introduction . Mibudera 壬生寺 Mibu-Dera masks and toys . - Kyoto . michibiki inu 導き犬 "dog leading the way" clay bell . - Wakayama . michibiki no himo 導きの紐 "guiding string" in five ritual colors . . michikiri, michi-kiri 道切 cutting off a road with amulets . to prevent a kappa or yokai from entering a village . Mickey Mouse, Minnie ミッキー＆ミニー . . . MIE - Mie - Ise Shrine . . . Migawari 身代りお守り personal substitute 身代わ御守 migawari saru 身代わり猿 monkey charm, Nara . Mihara ningyoo 三原人形 dolls from Mihara . Hiroshima, with Daruma . Miharu hariko 三春張り子 papermachee dolls . Fukushima, with Daruma . Mikawa Dolls 三河人形 . Mikawa Papermachee Dolls / 三河張子 hariko Mikawa Clay Dolls / 三河土人形 tsuchi ningyoo . Mikawa no gingitsune 三河の銀狐 the silver fox doll from Mikawa . - Mikawa, Aichi . Mikawaya Ryokan 三河屋旅館 - Hakone . - Chrysanthemum art . Mikawachi yaki 三川内焼 Mikawachi pottery . - Nagasaki . Mikimoto pearls from Ise / みきもと幸吉 Mikimoto Kokichi (1858 - 1954) . . mikoshi　神輿 festival float / danjiri だんじり . . . . . . Matsuyama no mikoshi 松山のみこし mikoshi models * . Mikuji, O-Mikuji 御籤、みくじ sacred lots and fortune telling . . Mikuni tsuchi ningyoo 三国土人形 clay dolls from Mikuni / 三国人形 . - Fukui . Mikuriya ningyo 御来屋人形 Mikuriya clay dolls . - Tottori . Mimi 耳 amulets for ears . Mimigo Jinja　耳明神社 Shrine Mimigo Jinja . mimizuku　みみずく起き上がり　 little owl tumbler doll . . Mingei　民芸 Folk Art and Craft - Introduction . Mingeikan 民芸館 Folk Art Museums . Mingei Kukkii　みんげいクッキー　Mingei Folk Art Cookies collection . . mini torii kuguri ミニ鳥居潜り crawling through a small torii gate . with a wish to be granted . Mini noogu ミニ農具 miniature farmer's tools . Azuma region, Gunma . minogame 蓑亀 mino kame, "turtle with a raincoat" art motives . . Mino Nakano tsuchi ningyoo 美濃中野土人形 Mino Nakano Clay Dolls . - Gifu . Mino washi 美濃和紙 Mino paper . - Gifu Mino kami ningyoo 美濃紙人形 paper dolls from Mino paper . minwa 民話 Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction . . minwa 民話　folktales . . minzokugaku 民俗学 /　民族学　folklore studies, ethnology . - - - - - cultural anthropology of Japan . minzoku ningyoo 民俗人形 folklore dolls . . Miroku, Miruku Shin ミルク神 Miroku Bosatsu figure, Mushaama . - Okinawa . Misaki ミサキ / 御先 / 御前 / 御崎 the Misaki deity . - and shichinin misaki, nananin misaki 七人ミサキ group of "Seven Misaki People" . mishadako, misha tako みしゃ凧 Musha samurai kite . - Matsue, Shimane . Mitsuyama, Hitotsuyama 三つ山　一つ山張子 three festival floats . . Miyajima craftwork and woodcarving 宮島の諸玩具 - Hiroshima . . . MIYAGI . . . Miyajima craftwork 宮島の諸玩具 . Miyajima hariko 宮島張り子 papermachee dolls Hiroshima, and Itsukushima Shrine 厳島神社 . Miyanojo ningyoo 宮之城人形 dolls from Miyanojo - kagoshima . . Miyanokai 宮の峡 人形 clay dolls . - Hiroshima . . MIYAZAKI, MIYASAKI - Miyazaki Miyasaki　宮崎県 　 . . . Miyoshi ningyoo 三次人形, Miyoshi-deko dolls from Miyoshi . - Hiroshima . mizugame to hishaku 水瓶と柄杓 water container and ladle . . Mizuhiki 水引 ceremonial paper strings . . Mizuki Shigeru 水木 しげる and Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 . . mochitsuki ningyoo　餅つき人形　dolls pounding rice . . Mojigaseki Ningyoo 門司ヶ関人形 Mojigaseki Dolls . from Moji Harbour 門司, Fukuoka, Shikoku . mokko, boke 木瓜 Chinese quince, Japanese quince - Chaenomeles japonica. mokkogata, mokko no katachi 木瓜形 mokko-shaped, four heart-shaped lobes (pottery, Tsuba . . .) mokko mon 木瓜紋 Mokko crest - google for photos - . mokkoo 木工 Mokko, woodwork, wood working . . Mokuchoo ningyoo　木彫人形 carved wooden doll . . mokugyuu 木牛 Mokugyu, wooden fighting bull toy . mokushin toso kamihari ningyoo : fabric and colours on toso over a wooden core . momen　木綿 cotton in the Edo period . . momo 桃 peach fruit art motives . 「神桃」"Divine Peach" / Momoko モモコ kokeshi momo nose uma 桃乗せ馬 horse carrying a Peach momo no omamori 桃 お守り amulets with a peach yakuyoke momo 厄除桃 peach to ward off evil - . Abe no Seimei 阿倍晴明 . . momo no hana　桃の花 peach blossom art motives . momo no hana no omamori 桃の花 お守り amulets with a peach blossom . Momotaroo 桃太郎 Momotaro, the Peach Boy . . mousepad マウスパッド - with Daruma . . moyoo 模様 Moyo patterns . . Mubyoo sokusai 無病息災 staying healthy . mugiwarazaiku 麦藁細工 mugikara no saiku 麦稈細工 haniicraft from wheat straw . mugiwarazaiku 麦わら細工 handicraft from wheat straw . - - - - - . mugiwara hebi 麦藁蛇 / 麦わら蛇 serpent made from wheat straw . . mukaeru 六蛙（むかえる）six frogs for good luck . . Muken no Kane 無間の鐘 "Unlimited Bell", "Soundless Bell" . - muken jigoku 無間地獄 Hell of Avici. Buddhist Hell of "Uninterrupted, Eternal Torment" . mukkuri ムックリ mouth harp - Hokkaido . . Mumyoi-yaki 無名異焼　Mumyoi ceramics, Sado Island . - Niigata . Munakata Shiko, Shikō Munakata 棟方志功 . - (1903 - 1975) woodblock printmaker . Murakami tsuchi ningyoo 村上土人形 Murakami clay dolls. . - Niigata . Murakami kibori tsuishu 村上木彫堆朱 Murakami carved lacquerware . - Niigata . Muraoka ningyoo 村岡人形 Muraoka clay dolls . - Hyogo . Musaigai 無災害 protection from catastropies and fire . Schutz vor Brand- und anderen Naturkatastrophen . Musha ningyoo 武者人形 Samurai Dolls. Warrior Dolls . kabuto ningyoo かぶと人形"helmet decorations" gogatsu ningyoo 五月人形 dolls of the fifth lunar month ayame ningyoo あやめ人形 "iris dolls" ..... shoobu ningyoo 菖蒲人形 (しょうぶにんぎょう) . Mushifuji Inu 虫封じ犬　Dog to ward off the three worms . . mushikago 虫かご / 虫籠 basket for keeping insects . . mushiya 虫家, mushi-uri 虫売り dealer for insects mushiko uri 虫籠売り vendor of insect baskets and cages . Mushiokuri ningyoo 虫送り人形 figures "to ward off insects" . . Mushikiri shishigashira 虫切り獅子頭 lion head "to cut away insects (mushi)" . - - - - - the three "mushi" of children's bad behaviour kan no mushi 疳の虫 / 癇 insect of nervousness, short-temperedness nakimushi 泣き虫 insect of crying too much hara no mushi 腹の虫 insect causing diarrhea musubime 結び目（むすびめ）all kinds of ritual knots and loops kobu 瘤（こぶ） / 2端 / 連結用 / 1端 / 0端 - reference : wikipedia - - see mizuhiki above. . Myoochin hibashi 明珍火箸 Himeji Myochin Wind Chime Tongs . - Hyogo . myoofu dorei 命婦土鈴 clay bell of "Myofu", the Inari Fox .

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