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- - - - - CONTENTS - SSS - - - - - . Sabae 鯖江 in Fukui . ..... Sabae kutsubera 鯖江くつべら / 靴べら shoe horn ..... Sabae megane 鯖江眼鏡 / 鯖江メガネ glasses, spectacles from Sabae ..... Sabae mimikaki 鯖江ミミカキ　ear pick　 . Sadogashima 佐渡島 Sado Island folk art - Introduction . Niigata . Sadowara mingei 佐土原民芸　folk art and crafts from Sadowara . - Miyazaki 宮崎県 Kyushu ..... Sadowara no bunguruma 佐土原のぶんぐるま spinning top making a sound ..... Sadowara hagoita 佐土原羽子板 battledore (to play with) ..... Sadowara kazari hagoita 佐土原飾り羽子板 battledore as decoration ..... Sadowara ningyoo 佐土原人形 dolls from Sadowara ..... kujiranobori, kujira nobori 鯨のぼり　streamers in the form of a whale . Saeki Toshio 佐伯俊男 - erotic art . . . SAGA 佐賀県　 . . . Saga ningyoo　嵯峨人形 dolls from Saga . Kyoto. A kind of Gosho Dolls. . Sagara ningyoo 相良人形 Sagara dolls / Sagara tsuchi ningyoo 相良土人形 clay dolls . Yamagata, Yonezawa - made by Sagara Seizae-mon Atsutada 清左エ門厚忠 . Sagichoo gangu 左義長玩具 amulets for the Sagicho Festival . - 近江八幡 Omi Hachiman Shiga . shachi, 鯱 Shachihoko monster fish . . saigi　賽木、伊勢の賽木（いせのさいぎ） wooden dice from Ise . also called ishinago 石子 / イシナゴ　/ 石投 / 擲石 or mameki　豆木. . Sainan 災難除守 ward off misfortune and disaster . ..... . Hooyoke 八方除守護お守り protection in all directions . ..... hoosai shoojo 方災消除 warding of disaster in all directions . . SAITAMA - Saitama . . Sajidani 佐治谷 dolls from Sajidani - Tottori . . Sakai Gogatsu Koinobori 堺五月鯉幟　carp streamers from Sakai . - Osaka . Sakai no tsuchi ningyoo 堺の土人形 clay dolls from Sakai . - Osaka minatoyaki tsuchi ningyoo 湊焼土人形 clay dolls from the harbour town . sakaki oni 榊鬼 Sakaki demon . - and the ritual Shinto Sakaki tree, Cleyera japonica . Sakana 　魚　toys and amulets with FISH . Carp 鯉 koi Catfish　鯰 namazu　 Sea bream 鯛　tai . Sakata tsuchi ningyoo 酒田土人形 clay dolls from Sakata . - Yamagata . sakazuki 杯／盃／坏 small cup to drink Sake . choko, ochoko ちょく【猪口】 . sakazuki-dako 盃凧 kite in form of a sake cup . . Sakiori 裂き織り/ 裂織 weaving with old cloth stripes . . sakura さくら / 桜　 cherry blossom art motives . - - - - - sakura omamori 桜お守り cherry blossom amulet . Sakurai no tako 桜井の凧 kites from Sakurai . - Aichi . Samuhara サムハラ SA MU HA RA amulets for divine protection . . Sanada dorei 真田土鈴 Sanada clay bell . - Wakayama Sanada Saemon-no-Suke Yukimura 真田 左衛門佐　幸村 . Sanbasoo　三番叟 Sanbaso Dancer . . sange 散華 Sange, "scattering blossoms" amulets . . San-In-gasuri 山陰絣 San-In Kasuri - Ikat from Tottori 鳥取県 . . Sanjoo ningyoo 三条人形 Sanjo clay dolls . - Niigata . Sano dorei 佐野土鈴 clay bells from Sano . - Tochigi . Sanpoo nirami 三方にらみ守 - 鎌足公 . Fujiwara no Kamatari 藤原釜足 at 談山神社 Tanzan Shrine, Sakurai, Nara . Sanrio characters サンリオ . . sansa odori さんさ踊り Sansa dancer from Iwate . . sanshoku dango 三色だんご dumpling toys in three auspicious colors . . san sukumi, sansukumi 三すくみ / 三竦 "three dolls in a deadlock" . . Sanukibori 讃岐彫り woodcarving from Sanuki . Kagawa . Sanuki kagari 讃岐かがり hand ball / Kannonji temari 観音寺手毬 . Kagawa . saori 　さおり　"weaving a difference" . . sappasen 早波舟 / さっぱ船 Sappa boats . - Miyagi . Sarasa - Edo Sarasa 江戸更紗 Printed Silk Calico, chintz, chinz . . Saru　申 /　猿　monkey . . sarukani, saru kani gassen さるかに合戦 "Monkey Crab Battle" . - legend and dolls . Sarubobo, saru bobo 猿ぼぼ / saru baba ... "monkey baby doll" . Hida Takayama, Gifu . Sasanobori, Sasano-bori 笹野彫り Sasano woodcarving . - Yamagata . Sasebo koma 佐世保こま spinning top from Sasebo . - Nagasaki . Sasano Saizoo, Sasano Saizō 笹野才蔵 Sasano Saizo dolls . - Kyushu . sashimono 指物 joinery and furniture . . Satsuma kubi ningyoo 薩摩首人形 head dolls . - Kagoshima - - - - - and other items from Satsuma . Sawara hariko 佐原張り子 papermachee dolls . - Chiba ....................................................................... . seihon 製本　bookbinding - Buchbinder . . Seimei kuji 晴明九字 "nine letters of Seimei" amulets from Abe no Seimei 阿倍晴明 . . Sekidome せき止飴 cough drops amulets . seki no jiji baba 咳の爺婆尊 . Sekishu washi 石州和紙 Sekishu Paper - Iwami . - Shimane . Sekison 石尊 Venerable Stone Deities . . Sekku ningyoo 節句人形 dolls for the seasonal festivals . . sekkyo ningyoo 説教人形 puppets of preachers . . sekkyooshi 説教師 / 説経師 Buddhist preachers, Buddhist storytellers . - kosekkyoo, ko sekkyoo 古説経 "old Sekkyo stories" . semidako, semi tako 蝉凧 cicada kite . . Sendai hariko 仙台張り子 / 仙台張子 papermachee dolls from Sendai . - Miyagi . Senjafuda 千社札 "stickers for a thousand shrines" . . Sennichi mairi amulets 千日まいり / 千日参 / sennichi moode 千日詣　"1000 days worth of temple visit" . If you visit on a special day, varying from temple to temple, you get the merit of one thousand days. . sennin　仙人と伝説 Legends about Immortals . sensu, oogi 扇子、扇（せんす、おうぎ） handfan, folding fan . Hand Fan (oogi 扇　- uchiwa　団扇） . sensugata omikuji 扇子型のおみくじ sacred lot in the form of a folding fan - - - . Hakusan Guu 白山宮足王社 Hakusan shrine . - Aichi . sentakuita, sentaku-ita 洗濯板 wooden laundry board . arai-hari, araihari, arai hari 洗い張り / 洗張り wash and stretch tokiarai, toki-arai 解き洗い / 解洗い　take apart and wash . seoikago, seoi-kago 背負いかご / 背負い籠 backpack basket . . Serizawa Keisuke Serizawa 芹沢鮭介 - textile designer. . - (1895 - 1984) . Seto 瀬戸 famous for its pottery . - Aichi . Sewapororo セワポロロ Sewapololo - Hokkaido, Ainu art ...................................................................... . Shachihoko 鯱 （しゃちほこ）makara, sea monster . . shamisen 三味線 string instrument . . Shamoji, shakuji しゃもじ 杓文字, 杓 rice paddles . . shanshan odori しゃんしゃん踊り dance girl dolls from Tottori . . Shari no dorei 舎利の土鈴 clay bell of the Shari bird of paradise . - - - - - shari 舎利 mynah, a bird that talks like men. . Shashin - Photo Collections of Old Japan 写真集 . . shiawasebina しあわせ雛 Happy Hina Dolls - Usaburo . . Shiawase mamori しあわせ守り for your happiness . . Shibagami 柴神様 Shibagami san / 柴取り神 Shibatorigami . シバオリさん Shibaori san 柴折さん / 柴折り様 Shibaori sama . Shibahara tsuchi ningyoo 芝原土人形 Shibahara clay dolls . Shibahara ningyoo 芝原人形 Shibahara dolls - Chiba . shiborizome　絞染 tie dye, tie-dye . . Shibue ningyoo 渋江人形 dolls made by Shibue Choshiro 渋江長四郎 . - Yamagata . Shichifukujin　七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck . . Benten, Benzaiten 弁天　弁財天 . . Bishamonten　毘沙門天 . . Daikoku Ten 大黒天 . . Ebisu 恵比寿 . . Hotei 布袋 Pu-Tai . Fukurokujuu 福禄寿 Juroojin　寿老人 . Shichi-Go-San　七五三 Ritual for Children . Shichigosan Festival on November 15 . Shichimaigasa 七枚笠 doll with seven red straw hats . . Shifuku omamori 幸福お守り happiness amulet . . SHIGA - Shiga . . Shigarakiyaki Shigaraki yaki 信楽焼 pottery from Shigaraki . . Shigoto mamori 仕事守 amulet for work . ..... shigoto-un koojoo 仕事運向上お守り . shiisaa. Shīsā 沖縄 シーサー Shisa "lion-dragon-dog" from Okinawa . . shikki 漆器 laquer ware / urushi 漆 Japanese laquer . . - SHIKOKU 四国 Shikoku - . . shimafukuro シマフクロウ "island owl" . - Hokkaido . shima kozoo 縞小僧 Shima Kozo . - clay doll, Chiba . . SHIMANE - Shimane . Matsue　松江 . . Izumo Taisha 出雲大社 Izumo Grand Shrine . . Shimebariuma, Shimebari uma 絞張馬 toy horse from Shimebari village . Sado, Niigata . Shimenawa 注連縄 a sacred rope . . Shimizu Seifu (Seifuu) 清水清風 . 1851 - 1913 and . . . Unai no tomo うないのとも - A Child's Friends; Japanese folk toys / book . Shimofusa hariko 下総張子 papermachee dolls from Shimofusa . - Chiba . Shimokawara ningyoo 下川原人形 . - Hirosaki, Aomori - not Shitakawahara . Shimokosuge ningyoo 下小菅人形 dolls from Shimokosuge village . Yamagata . Shimosukebuchi ningyo 下助淵人形 clay dolls - Murakami, Niigata . . Shimotaki clay dolls 下滝 / 下滝人形 Hyogo . . shinaibukuro 竹刀袋 cover for a bamboo sword . . Shingen-bukuro, Shingenbukuro 信玄袋 drawstring pouch . named after the samurai Takeda Shingen　武田信玄 . Shinko saiku しんこ細工 figures made from colored rice dough . Akita . Shinsatsu 神札- Shinto Amulets - Introduction . shinbutsu 神仏 kami to hotoke - the Deities of Japan . . Shiokumi 汐汲人形 Shiokumi Dance Doll "Salt-scooping girl" . . Shippoo 七宝 cloisonne, enamel . ..... Tokyo Shippo 東京七宝 Cloisonne Enamelware from Tokyo . shirabyooshi 白拍子 Shirabyoshi female dancers . Gio and her younger sister Gijo 祗王とその妹の祗女 . Shirakaba ningyoo 白樺人形 dolls from birch wood . . Shirakawa Daruma 白川だるま papermachee dolls . . Shirasagi some　しらさぎ染 Shirasagi Dyed Cloth . - Himeiji, Hyogo . Shishigashira 獅子頭 lion head mask . - shishimai, shishi mai 獅子舞 lion dance . Shishi odori, shika odori 鹿踊り dance of the deer dolls . - Iwate . shishi warabe 猪わらべ child on a wild boar . - Nagano . shishuu 刺繍 embroidery . - - - - - Edo shishu 江戸刺繍 Embroidery from Edo - - - - - sashiko 刺し子 embroidery decorations . shiso ningyoo 紙塑人形 dolls from paper mixed with clay . ..... shiso kamihari ningyoo　紙塑紙貼り人形 / dolls from Kagoshima, Toyama . shitsurai しつらい / 室礼 seasonal decorations . . Shiwaku Odori 塩飽踊り Shiwaku Dance amulet - Marugame . - Kagawa . . SHIZUOKA - Shizuoka . . Shizuoka hariko 静岡張り子 papermachee dolls . Shizuoka. and Daruma . Kites from Shizuoka 　静岡の凧　My Introduction . . Shodai yaki 小代焼 Shodai ware - Kumamoto . . shokubutsu 植物　 plants as art motives . . Shoobai hanjoo 商売繁盛 amulet for good business . . Shoobara ningyoo 庄原人形 dolls from Shobara - Hiroshima . ..... 樽岡甚作 Taruoka Jinsaku . shoobu taichi 菖蒲太刀 iris sword . . Shoofuku mamori 招福守り to invite good luck . ..... 心願成就招福守り - - - - - . shoofuku kokeshi 招福こけし wooden dolls to invite good luck . - Fukushima . Shoogawa 庄川挽物木地 Shogawa woodcraft . - Toyama . shoogi, shōgi 将棋 Shogi generals' chess, Japanese chess . . shoogidako, shoogi tako 将棋凧 Japanese Shogi chess kite . . shoogoku mairi 正五九参り Shogoku shrine visit three times a year . . Shoojoo 猩猩 /猩々 Shojo, a legendary drunkard . Shooki 鍾馗　Shoki, The Demon Queller . . shookon neko 招婚猫 cat calling for a wedding . . Shoonai anesama 庄内姉様 Anesama dolls from the Shonai region, Yamagata . . Shoonai 庄内伏見人形 Shonai Fushimi ningyo dolls . - Yamagata . Shoosha nuri 書写塗　Shosha Lacquer Ware . - Himeiji, Hyogo . Shunkei nuri 春慶塗 laquerware from Shunkei, Hida Takayama . - Gifu . shunnamejo しゅんなめじょ Shunnamejo - New Year decoration . - Kumamoto . shusse 出世 to pray for a good career . . shuushoku omamori 就職お守り shushoku, amulet to find a new job . . Shuten Dōji 酒呑童子 Shuten Doji "Sake Child" monster dolls . ...................................................................... . soba kui saru そば喰い猿 monkey eating noodles / soba saru そば猿 . Soccer - . sakkaa お守り サッカー soccer amulets . . Sodeshi 袖師窯　Sodeshi-gama Pottery . - Shimane . Soga Monogatari 曾我物語 Story of the Soga Brothers . . somemono 染物 dyeing - introduction . . Soomin Shoorai fu 蘇民将来符 Somin Shorai amulet . . soroban 算盤 / 十呂盤 / そろばん Abacus, Abakus calculator . spring patterns 　春 haru . Japan in Spring - facebook friends . . sugezaiku, suge saiku すげ細工 handicraft from sedge . . sugomori, suzume no sugomori 雀の巣ごもり sparrows in a nest amulet . . sugoroku　 双六 board game Sugoroku . . suhama すはま / 州浜 a word with many meanings . . Suibara tsuchi ningyo 水原土人形 clay dolls from Suibara . - Niigata . suikinkutsu 水琴窟 - literally "water koto cave" . and related omamori - - - - suikin suzu 水琴鈴まもり bell with the sound of a water harp - - - 龍神水琴鈴 ストラップ strap with a dragon deity water harp bell . suishoo kogei 水晶細工 Suisho, crystal carving - chrystal, Kristall . . Sukagawa dorei すか川土鈴 clay bell from Sukagawa, Fukushima . . sukiya 数奇屋 tea room . . sukoyaka すこやか子供守 for children to grow up happily . . Sumi炭 charcoal - 炭だるま charcoal Daruma . . Sumi ningyoo 墨人形 / 人形墨 dolls from Sumi writing ink . . Sumiyoshi tsuchi ningyoo 住吉土人形 cay dolls from Sumiyoshi Shrine, Osaka . Summer patterns 夏　natsu . Japan in Summer - facebook friends . * . Sumo　相撲 　Sumo wrestling figures . .... スポーツ必勝の勝守 amulet to win in a sports contest . Sunahara hariko 砂原張子 Sunahara papermachee dolls . - Saitama . sunamaki 砂撒 animals throwing sand - Tanuki, fox ... . . Supootsu omamori スポーツ守 amulets for sports. . surimono　摺物 printed folded books . . Suruga takezaiku 駿河竹細工 Suruga Bamboo Basketry . - Shizuoka . Surugadako, Suruga tako 駿河凧 kite from Suruga . - Shizuoka . suzuri 硯 inkstone . Shiunseki-suzuri　紫雲石硯 Shiunseki Inkstone from Iwate . Symbols and Motives in Asian Art .

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