monkey leading horse

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saru no umabiki 猿の馬曳き　// saru no komabiki 猿の駒曳き
saru hiki uma 猿曳き馬 - 猿曳馬 // saru hiki koma 猿曳き駒 - 猿曳駒
uma hiki saru 馬曳猿 // koma hiki saru 駒曳猿
umaya saru 厩猿 monkey in a horse stable

Monkeys were seen as protector animals for horses
and their amulets were kept in the horse stables.
In modern times, amulets and ema votive tablets are kept in the garage to protect the car !

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Following Chinese traditions that keeping a monkey in a stable would protect horses from diseases and accidents, the Japanese gave monkeys the important role of horse guardians, honorifically called the umayagami (厩神, "stables god").
This belief gave rise to two related practices.
First, both samurais and farmers covered their quivers with monkey hides so as to harness the protective power of the monkey over horses.
Second, people drew horse pictures on ema (絵馬, lit. "picture horse") "votive wooden plaques" and offered them at Shinto shrines to ensure the health of their horses.
"A large number of ema from various historical periods and regions of Japan depict monkeys pulling horses, providing rich evidence that the monkey functioned as guardian of horses." Monkeys were believed to scare away other animals and pests, and farmers in southern Japan fed monkeys in order to protect their fields.
The monkey's role in healing was not limited to horses, ...
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ezen 絵銭 coins with pictures

saru hiki koma 猿曳駒 - Meiji period

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Saru-Hiki-Goma monkey leading horse - Edo period

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................................................................................ Aichi 愛知県

saru no umabiki ema 猿の馬曳き絵馬 monkey leading a horse,
ema votive tablet - from Susaki Jinja 洲崎神社







................................................................................ Iwate 岩手県

Hayachine Jinja "早池峰神社 - 猿曳駒


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. Hayachine Jinja 早池峰神社 Hayachine Shrine .




................................................................................ Miyagi 宮城県

Nakano Sakura Jinja 中野桜神社 / Ishinomaki - 猿の駒曳き


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Iwade Kannon Temple 岩出観音
1431-8 Suhara, Okuwa, Kiso District, Nagano


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. Nikko Toshogu Shrine 東照宮 - Tokugawa Ieyasu .


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馬曳猿


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. Reference 猿の馬曳き　.


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12 Zociac animals 干支　 eto, kanshi

signs of the zodiac in Chinese astrology



Read this first please:
. Asian zodiac animals .


. eto Daruma 干支だるま Daruma with zodiac animals .

and

. Calendar Systems of Asia .


source :　Kouichi - facebook


Chinese astrology
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !


Zodiac Calendar and Lore -
. Mark Schumacher .
The best introduction !

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Jizo Bosatsu on the 12 Zodiac Animals

. Mitoku San, Temple Sanbutsu-Ji .
三徳山三仏寺

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There are 12 zociac animals, also representing one of the heavenly directions.
They come in the following order:

. ne 子 (nezumi 鼠) Rat (mouse)

. ushi 丑 Ox (cow, bull) .

. tora 寅 Tiger .

. u (usagi) 卯 Rabbit .

. tatsu 辰 Dragon .

. mi (hebi) 巳 Snake, Serpent .

. uma 午 Horse .

. mi (hitsuji) 未 Ram (sheep) .

. saru 申 Monkey .

. tori 酉 Rooster (chicken, cock) .
--- shinkei 神鶏 sacred rooster

. inu 戌 Dog .

. i (inoshishi) 亥 Boar (wild boar) .


These zodiac animals are well loved items for the yearly talisman.
Many are found on simple clay bells.



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tatsumi たつみ (辰巳／巽) the south-east direction
of the dragon and the snake


. ushitora 丑寅 the north-east direction .
Kimon, the "Demon Gate" 鬼門
guarded also by the monkey and the fox



Photo source : 神霊の思頼

. 干支霊場 Pilgrimages to 12 Zodiac Animals Temples .

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Eto from Ise shrine 伊勢神宮



Since many skilled carpenters work for the grand shrine at Ise, they also tried their hand at carving the zodiac animals.
There is even a special exhibition hall for them.
伊勢一刀彫会館

They are a well-liked amulet for safety in the New Year since 1949.


Dragon for 2012

. Ise Shrine and its KIGO - Ise Jingu 伊勢神宮.


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. eto ittobori 干支一刀彫り cut with one blade .
Munakata Taisha 宗像大社, Fukuoka



. eto no migawari san　干支の身代わりさん
zodiac animals take on your bad luck .
Nezu Jinja 根津神社　Nezu Shrine, Tokyo



zodiac animals as small netsuke on strings
干支根付守り

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source :　blog.goo.ne.jp/seigetu23

eto with Daruma - Darumooo !

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medetai na shinnen iwau eto hariko

how auspicious !
the papermachee dolls
for the New Year

source :　Hyogo Traditinal Folk Art

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. hahako 母子 / 母と子 mother and child dolls .
for the year 2014 of the horse　- umadoshi 午年　



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Zodiac Signs of the Buddhist Mandala
The zodiac signs as we presently know them were devised around the year 500 BCE in Mesopotamia based on an earlier model of eighteen signs. Within a few centuries the Greeks were deeply involved in the study of astronomy and astrology. Hellenistic astrology, which was the foundation for later European and Islamic traditions of astrology, was largely produced in Alexandria in Egypt starting around the second century BCE. Alexander died in 323 and Ptolemy took control of Egypt. The Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BCE) ruled over Egypt until it came under Roman domination after the death of Cleopatra (69–30 BCE). The Romans subsequently took a deep interest in astrology and in the late Republic of the first century BCE it served as an exotic and alternative system of divination in competition with traditional Roman divination (augury and so forth). Although the chronology is somewhat unclear, between the second to fifth centuries CE, Hellenistic astrology was introduced to India and in various ways blended with the native systems of religious lore and astrology based on the twenty-seven or twenty-eight nakṣatra-s (lunar stations).
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. Doobutsu 動物 Animals and Amulets .
other than the ETO animals.
reijuu 霊獣 sacred animals


. Netsuke omamori 根付お守り netsuke amulets .


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Saru　申 /　猿　monkey
Zodiac Animal for the Year 2016



下鴨神社 Shimogamo Jinja - Kyoto, 2016


- o-mamori kuda saru お守りくだ　さる　please give me an amulet
(a pun with the word saru and kudasaru)

The monkey is one of the 12 zodiac animals of the Asian lunar calendar.
He is therefore a well-liked animal in folk art and handicraft.

It is the messenger of the deity Sanno Gongen 山王権現 and sometimes seen as a deity itself, protecting people from harm and bringing good health to the children.

As an amulet,
the monkey comes as a papermachee doll, clay doll or clay bell and from other materials.

. 12 zociac animals 干支　 eto, kanshi .
- Introduction -

a pun with the sound SARU 去る to go away, to leave

ma ga saru 魔が去る evil is leaving
ma saru 魔去る evil is leaving
masaru 勝る　winning


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MASARU 神猿 (lit. Kami Monkey).
The sacred monkey of the Hie Shrine (aka Hie Jinja 日吉神社, Hiyoshi Taisha 日吉大社). Masaru is considered a demon queller par excellence (魔が去る・何よりも勝る). Masaru is also invoked in Kōshin rituals to stop the three worms from escaping the body. . .

SANNŌ (SANNO, SANNOU) GONGEN 山王権現.
Literally "Mountain King Avatar." Sannō means mountain king, and gongen means avatar. The monkey is Sannō's messenger (tsukai 使い) and Sannō's avatar (gongen). At Hie Jinja shrines in Japan, the monkey also acts as the patron of safe childbirth and harmonious marriage, and red monkey charms are used to ward off evil and disease . . .

SARUGAMI 猿神 (lit. Monkey Kami).
Another term for the sacred Shintō monkey (Masaru) of Mt. Hie. Sarugami is worshipped as the deity of easy delivery and child rearing, and is the Lord of the three monkeys (see, hear, speak no evil). Closely associated with fertility . . .

JUUZENJI Juzenji 十禅師.
The tutelary deity of Juuzenji Shrine, one of the 21 Sannō shrines at Mt. Hiei (Hieizan 比叡山). Juuzenji's emissaries are monkeys. more details Details below.

SHINRA MYŌJIN (SHINRA MYOJIN) 新羅明神.
In addition to the central mountain deity named SANNŌ, the Tendai shrine-temple multiplex located at Mt. Hiei is home to another powerful mountain deity. This latter deity is known as Shinra Myoujin (also called Shiragi Myōjuin). Artwork of this deity typically shows an unusual crown which has three points, in the traditional shape of a mountain. Related also to Daruma, the patriarch of Zen Buddhism . . .

SARUTAHIKO, SARUTABIKO, SAURTAHIKO-NO-KAMI.
猿田彦, 猿田彦神. Commonly translated as "monkey man." The long-nosed Shintō deity of the crossroads who takes on the visage of a monkey; also considered by some to be the ancestor of the long-nosed Tengu mountain goblin. This kami is often depicted as a disheveled wanderer, and is said to protect people in the course of their lives and to ward off bad influences. Sarutahiko's connection with Kōshin 庚申 rituals and three-monkey worship did not occur until the Edo period . . .

KŌSHIN (KOSHIN, KOUSHIN), 庚申.
In Japan, certain Zodiac days/years of great misfortune are known as Kōshin 庚申 (Ch: keng-shen or geng-shen). On these days (year), special rites -- influenced greatly by Chinese Taoist rites involving three worms and nine parasites that inhabit the body -- are performed to ward off evil influences, to protect against sickness and misfortune, and to cure illness.
The three monkeys (see, speak, hear no evil) are closely related to Kōshin rituals
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. 猿田彦 Sarutahiko, Tengu and Fudo Myo-O .
飯網の権現 Izuna Gongen, Iizuna no Gongen
飯縄不動尊 Izuna Fudo Son

. Yama no Kami 山の神 God of the Mountain
and Sarugami 猿神 the Monkey deity .

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. monkey leading a horse .
saru hiki uma 猿曳き馬 - 猿曳馬 // saru hiki koma 猿曳き駒 - 猿曳駒

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. Monkey Daruma 「申 だるま」 .

. saru no nenbutsu 猿の念仏 .
and more 年賀 New Year Monkeys for 2016

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. sarumatsuri, saru matsuri 申祭（さるまつり）monkey festival .
kigo for late spring
Sannoo matsuri 山王祭 (さんのうまつり) Sanno Festival
Hiyoshi matsuri 日吉祭（ひよしまつり） Hiyoshi Shrine festival
Otsu, Shiga


. Hie Jinja sairei 日枝神社祭礼 .
Sannoo matsuri 山王祭（さんのうまつり）Sanno festival
Hie Shrine, Edo (Tokyo)


. Masaru 　まさる monkey amulet from Fukushima


. Karakuri ningyoo からくり人形 mechanical dolls .
soba saru そば猿 monkeys making soba buckwheat noodles
From Nagano, Narai Town 奈良井


. sarumawashi 猿廻し (さるまわし) monkey dance performance .
saruhiki 猿曳（さるひき）、猿引（さるひき）、
sarumaishi 猿舞師（さるまいし）trainer of dancing monkeys
maizaru 舞猿（まいざる）dancing monkey
tayuuzaru 大夫猿（たゆうざる）monkey as dancer
kigo for the New Year


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. tsurushibina つるし雛 / 吊るし雛 small hanging hina dolls .



May all the bad influence (catastrophies, illness ...) go away (saru　去る) is the wish for a healthy life of the child.


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saru no dorei 猿土鈴 clay bells
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saru no ema 猿絵馬 votive tablets
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saru no hariko 猿張子 papermachee dolls
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ABC - List of Zodiac Animal Toys from the Prefectures

Aichi
saru no umabiki ema 猿の馬曳き絵馬 monkey leading a horse, ema votive tablet
Nagoya. 洲崎神社 Susaki Jinja


Akita
. Nakayama dorei 土鈴 clay bells from Nakayama .
featuring the famous Monkey Son Goku 孫悟空, who travelled to China to obtain Buddhist sutras.
see below


Aomori
sarunori Hachiman koma 猿乗り八幡駒 Monkey on a Hachiman horse
namazu nori no saru なまず乗り猿 monkey riding a catfish



Fukushima
. Bandai Atami no hariko 磐梯熱海の張り子 papermachee dolls
sarumawashi 猿まわし man leading a dancing monkey


Gifu
. saru bobo 猿ぼぼ / saru baba ... "monkey grandmother doll"


Hiroshima
. shikazaru, shika saru 鹿猿 dear and monkey clay bell .


Ishikawa
. saru no sanbasoo 猿の三番叟　
monkey performing the Sanbaso dance
(for the New Year)


Kanagawa / Kamakura city


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san saru dorei 三猿土鈴 clay bell with three monkeys



Kagoshima
. hajiki saru はじき猿 "flicking monkey" .
from Kagoshima Jingu 鹿児島神宮 Kagoshima Shrine




Kumamoto
. Konoha saru 木の葉猿 monkey from Konoha .
and
. 九千坊 Kyusenbo - leader of the Kappa clan .



Kyoto
. shin en omamori (Masaru) 神猿お守り talisman of sacred monkey.
- saru no dorei 猿の土鈴 monkey clay bells
- yubizaru 指猿 finger monkey


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Mie

Matsuzaka saru hajiki 松阪猿はじき repelled monkey from Matsuzaka town
(for some reason, it is called the opposite way in Matsuzaka)

hajiki saru 弾き猿
also made in Kuwana, Mie 桑名市.



Made with a spring from bamboo. The top decoration can vary, with feathers, a drum, a sun symbol, a bell or others. In 多度町 Tado village, a round drum is on the top.
The monkey, who carries the "misfortunes of men" is of red color, kukuri saru
厄を背負う猿は赤い "括（くくり）猿".

The monkey from Matsuzaka 岡寺観音 from the Kannon Temple 岡寺 Okadera is sold as an amulet during the festival of hatsu-uma 初午, the first day of the horse. Some sticks can be as long as one meter.



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岡寺山 継松寺 Okaderayama, Keisho-Ji / 三重県松阪市中町1952
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Miyagi
. hajiki saru, hikisaru 弾き猿 "the repelled monkey" .


Miyazaki
mayokezaru, mayoke saru 魔よけ猿 monkey warding off evil
. noborizaru のぼりざる monkey climbing a pole .



Nagasaki
shita dashi saru 舌出し猿 monkey showing his tongue
from Hirado town
. tori daki saru　鶏抱き猿 monkey embracing a rooster .
from Koga town
torisaru　鶏猿 - 取り去る to go away (of bad luck) is especially auspicious.


Nagano
. Shinano saru しなの猿 monkey from Shinano .
soba saru そば猿 monkeys making soba buckwheat noodles / Narai Town 奈良井



Nara
. Migawari-zaru Monkeys 身代わり猿 .
Monkey Charm to take on your bad luck
. . . . . and
sanshi no mushi 三戸の虫


Okayama
yosegi saiku, yosegizaiku 寄木細工 yosegi-woodwork
from 川上村 Kawakami village



Osaka
. kumisaru, kumi saru 組み猿 monkey combinations .
and kiki saru 喜々猿 happy monkey couple



Saitama
. O-Saru Sama お猿様 Honoarble Mister Monkey .


Shiga
. Hiyoshi jinja no 日吉神社の神猿 monkey deity .


Shizuoka
. kakinori saru 柿乗り猿 monkey on a persimmon .
kaki ni noru saru - papermachee doll

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Tokyo

Shibamata Taishaku Ten 柴又帝釈天


go-hei saru ご弊猿 monkey with a gohei ritual ward



kizaru 木猿 wooden monkey


hajiki saru はじき猿 "flicking monkey"


This monkey will "flick away evil influences from you" (yakubarai).
It is sold at various stalls along to the temple.


dorei　土鈴　clay bell



kotsu anzen 交通安全　traffic safety sticker


. Shibamata Taishaku Ten 柴又帝釈天 .


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clay bell with monkey amulet - from
. Hie Shrine Festival (Hie Jinja Sairei)


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Tochigi

. sanen, san en 三猿 three wise monkeys .

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Wakayama
Ritsurin Hachiman no kawara saru 栗林八幡瓦猿 clay monkey


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Son Goku 孫悟空, the famous Monkey King
Sun Wukong, working his Monkey Magic

The main character in the classical Chinese epic novel Journey to the West (Saiyuki, 西遊記; Saiyuuki). In the novel, he is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to retrieve Buddhist sutras from India.
source : wikipedia




google logo January 18: （万籟鳴・万古蟾）



Heroes from the "Journey to the West"
Saiyuki 西遊記
Monkey.
This was one title used for a popular, abridged translation by Arthur Waley.
. Monkey Heroes on Stamps .



Tamausagi - Son Goku 玉兎　孫悟空
月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi


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The three wise monkeys
(Japanese: 三猿, san'en or sanzaru, or 三匹の猿,
sanbiki no saru, literally "three monkeys")



. The three wise monkeys .


. kooshin shinkoo　庚申信仰　ka no e saru - Koshin Shinko belief .

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The popular form of Koshin worship is now associated with the famous three monkeys and also with Sarutahiko. Statues of monkeys are therefore often found at Koshin sites.

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ema votive tablet from shrine 幸神乃社 Sainokami, Kyoto.
The monkey wears an eboshi hat and carries a ritual wand.


saru ni eboshi 烏帽子 - a court hat for a monkey
A nobleman's headgear on a monkey - a proverb in Japan.
Do not try to be more than you are. Otherwise you only make a fool of yourself.


- Kobayashi Issa and the monkeys -

我国は猿も烏帽子をかぶりけり
waga kuni wa saru mo eboshi o kaburi keri

in my province
even trained monkeys
wear noble hats



. Eboshi 烏帽子 formal court hat.


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神の猿蚤見てくれる小春哉
kami no saru nomi mite kureru koharu kana

sacred monkeys
pick each other’s fleas . . .
a spring day in winter
Tr. David Lanoue


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小猿ども神の御留主を狂ふ哉
ko-zaru domo kami no o-rusu o kuruu kana

these little monkeys -
while the gods are absent
they run around like crazy

. WKD : Gods are absent (kami no rusu 神の留守) .



明神の猿遊ぶや秋の山
myōjin no mashira asobu ya aki no yama

the monkeys of Myojin
are playing away -
autumn in the mountains
Tr. Gabi Greve

. WKD : Kobayashi Issa 小林一茶 .


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Amulets and O-Mamori
. 12 Zociac animals 干支　 eto, kanshi .


. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .


. WKD : Monkey - kigo


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. Osaka Folk Toys

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Osaka Folk Art - 大阪府　大阪市

Naniwa　難波 / 浪速区

. Sakai town 堺市 and folk art .

The city of Osaka is divided in various wards.
The prefecture of Osaka 大阪府 (Oosaka fu) includes other towns.

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Japan Folk Art Museum (Nihon Kogei Kan)
The Japan Folk Art Museum was established to preserve and promote the creation of Japanese traditional handicrafts, which have been developed over centuries. In 1950, the Japan Folk Art Museum was first opened at Dojima, Kita Ward in Osaka, in a renovated rice warehouse built during the Edo period.
In 1960, the 10th anniversary of the Museum's founding, the current building was constructed and opened. Traditional handicrafts have been used in daily lives of ordinary Japanese for centuries. Although these items are not created by famous artists, they have highly artistic qualities.
The Japan Folk Art Museum has worked to preserve and promote handicraft techniques, while carrying out activities to help enhance quality of life by promoting the use of beautiful handicrafts in daily life. The Museum exhibits many handicraft items, which represent excellent Japanese handicraft techniques that are recognized worldwide. Visit the Museum to view the ideal balance of functionality and beauty in Japanese traditional handicraft, an integral component of Japanese culture.



Namba-Naka, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City
- source : osaka-info.jp/en/facilities -

日本工芸館 / 大阪市浪速区難波中　3-7-6　/ 日本民芸協団
- source : nihon-kogeikan.or.jp　-

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Morishige Doll shop -　モリシゲ
Established over 70 years ago, this old doll shop is an authentic Osakan establishment. Doll expert Shumpo Heian was the original creator of "Kanki-bina" and "Kanki Warrior Armor & Helmet". For sale at the shop are: original hina dolls and May dolls created by artists; a large number of traditional dolls such as Ichimatsu dolls, Hakata dolls and Kyoto dolls; battledores and sacred arrows for use on New Year's Day.
- source : osaka-info.jp/en/shopping -

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. Takeda ningyoo　竹田人形　Takeda dolls .
ishoo ningyoo 衣裳人形 Isho Ningyo, Costume Dolls

. Osaka neri ningyo 大阪練り人形 "twisted" clay dolls .

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kage-e ningyoo 影絵人形 shadow-play puppets


source : sanshisuimei.moo.jp - isamu

The figures are made from rather strong Washi paper. The motives were people from town, like the postman, or Fukurokuju (a god of good luck), Komuso wandering monks and others.
The figures were equiped with two bamboo sticks, to make simple movements.
These toys for children have been quite popular until the Showa period.

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Hiroshige, making shadow puppets for children

. source - openculture.com . . . .

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Chuuooku, Chuo-Ku, Chuo ward 中央区 Central Osaka

. Jinnoo san no tora 神農さんの虎 tiger from Jinno .
Jinno is the shrine Sukunahikona Jinja 小彦名神社

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. Zama Jinja 座摩神社 / 坐摩神社 Ikasuri Jinja .
sekku kazari no tora 節供飾りの虎 Tiger decoration for the Seasonal Change
kaboo no hyootan mamori 火防の瓢箪守 Gourd amulet to prevent fire

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Fujiidera town 藤井寺市
(temple Fujii-Dera 藤井寺, Doomyooji 道明寺 Domyo-Ji)

. Domyoji Tenmangu Shrine 道明寺天満宮 / Osaka Tenmangu　大阪天満宮
Tenjin san no Uso 天神さんのうそ the bullfinch of Tenjin
uso dorei うそ土鈴 clay bell with bullfinch
Tenjinbata 天神旗（花） Tenjin Flag


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Fukae 深江

. Fukae Suge-zaiku 深江菅細工 handicraft from sedge, reed weaving .

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Habikino town 羽曳野市

clay bells from . Konda Hachimanguu 誉田八幡宮 / 譽田八幡宮 Konda Hachiman .
Konda Hachiman no dorei 誉田八幡の土鈴 clay bells from Konda Shrine

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Higashi Osaka town 東大阪市

Ishikiri jinja no oonusa, oo nusa 石切神社の大幣 purifying wand from shrine Ishikiri
- Shrine Ishikiri Tsurugiya jinja 石切剱箭（つるぎや）神社
- - - - - and - . gankiri 癌切り amulet for healing cancer .

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fuku kinchaku mamori 福巾着守　lucky Kinchaku bag clay bell
To keep the "money", this bell does not have an opening at the bottom and does not make a sound.



from the temple 鷲尾山興法寺 Hoko-Ji
2 Chome-1533 Kamiishikiricho, Higashiosaka, Osaka
(this temple is also known as 生駒聖天 Ikoma Shoten）.

- reference : kamnavi.jp/dk/houkouji.htm -

. kinchaku 巾着　drawstring bag、money pouch .

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hyootan dorei 瓢箪土鈴 gourd clay bells
two simple small clay bells with the stamp of the shrine.



from the shrine 瓢箪山稲荷神社 Hyotanyama Inari Jinja
8-1 Hyotanyamacho, Higashiosaka

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Katano town 交野

hokuto shishisei reifu 北斗七星霊札　amulet of the big dipper constellation



. Hoshida Myooken Guu　星田妙見宮 Hoshida Myoken Gu Shrine .

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Naniwa ward 浪速区

hooju 宝珠 wishfulfilling jewel and hoo no ki 宝の杵 treasure mallet
Daijooboo 大乗坊 Daijo-Bo
3 Chome-6-13 Nipponbashi, Naniwa Ward



Amulets from 昆崙山宝満寺, 日本橋毘沙門天 Nihonbashi Bishamonten
official name: 昆崙山宝満寺 Konronsan, Homan-Ji

The amulets refere to the jewel and mallet that Bishamon-Ten holds in his hands. Some say the jewel referes to the female, the mallet to the male symbol and together they bring fertility to the people


. Wishfulfilling Jewel (nyoi hooju 如意宝珠) .

. Nr. 29 - Daijooboo 大乗坊 Daijo-Bo .
Settsu no Kuni 88 Henro Temples 摂津国八十八ケ所

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Imamiya Ebisu jinja no engimono 今宮戎神社の縁起物玩具
good luck items from Imamiya Ebisu shrine



. Imamiya Ebisu Jinja 今宮戎神社 .
浪速区恵美須西１丁目６−１０


. - Naniwa 難波 and Naniwazu 難波津 - .
Poems by Basho, Buson . . .

Osaka suzuki 大阪錫器　Osaka tin ware
. Osaka Naniwa tin ware 大阪浪華銅器 .

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Osaka - Kita ku 北区)

. Ikutama ningyoo 生玉（いくたま）人形 dolls .
from the shrine Ikukunitama Jinja 生国魂神社, nickname : Ikutama-san　いくたまさん

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Osaka hariko 大阪張子 papermachee dolls, Paper mache dolls

They have a long history. Even Ihara Saikaku 井原西鶴 (1642-1693) has written about the papermachee tiger.



The most well-loved topics are
張り子の虎 Tiger、だるま Daruma、面 masks、獅子頭 lion head、天神 Tenjin-sama and the 12 zodiac animals、十二支干支.

The jinrikisha 人力車 Rikshaw was another favorite.




sumoo ningyoo 相撲人形 dolls of Sumo wrestlers



Since the Meiji period, Sumo had become quite popular in Osaka and there dolls soon were a favorite souvenir. They were also made from clay, usually two as a pair fighting a bout. They were about 12 cm high. Two figures were bound together with a string, to be hung from the eaves of stalls during festivals.

. Dolls of Sumo Wrestlers 相撲人形 .

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. Osaka ranma 欄間 transom carved panels .
made in Tondabayashi 富田林　Jinaimachi 寺内町

. Osaka no kuidaore ningyo くいだおれ人形 Kuidaore doll .
Osaka people want good food even if they have to go broke for it.

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Sakai town 堺市

. Sakai town 堺市 folk craft from Sakai .

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Sakai no tsuchi ningyoo 堺の土人形 clay dolls
minatoyaki tsuchi ningyoo 湊焼土人形 clay dolls

Hachida Jinja no korei 蜂田神社の古鈴 old bells from Hachida shrine

and from Sumiyoshi ward 住吉区

Sumiyoshi Jinja 住吉神社の諸玩 goods from Sumiyoshi shrine

hadaka bina, hadaka-bina 裸びな, 裸雛 naked hina dolls

hatsu tatsu neko, hatsutatsu neko 初辰猫 cat on the first day of the dragon

Kotsuma ika, Kotsuma-ika, 勝間（こつま）いか, 勝間凧 Kotsuma kite

kumi saru, kumisaru 組み猿 monkey combinations / kiki saru 喜々猿 happy monkey couple

nanban ningyoo 南蛮人形 Namban dolls of foreigners

pinpin tai 住吉ピンピン鯛 sea bream from Sumiyoshi

tanekashi san 種貸しさん "seed lender doll"

. Sumiyoshi Shrines 住吉神社 - 住吉大社, Sumiyoshi-taisha . - Osaka

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. Reference and Photos . Gangu Guide .
. Reference and Photos . Yama no Ie . Folk Toys .

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