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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 .

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. Calendar Systems of Asia .


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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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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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Tora - Tiger - INFO

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Tora トラ　- 虎　- 寅　the Tiger Toys . Tora Yakushi 寅薬師 "Tiger Yakushi" - Yakushi Nyorai . The tiger is one of the 12 zodiac animals of the Asian calendar. He is therefore a well-liked animal in folk art and handicraft. . 2010 the Year of the Tiger 寅年 toradoshi the white tiger in the West 白虎 It comes as a papermachee doll, clay doll or clay bell and other materials. A tiger "can run for a thousand miles" and sees things far away, so it is a symbol for strength and good health. In China the tiger was known to ward off evil influence from the mind, so people put up little tiger figures to protect themselves and their families. Something that is very special to you and you do not want to let go is called tora no ko　虎の子 child of a tiger. This shows the strong bond between a mother and her children. Tigers are not native to Japan, but people of old have used their imagination to produce figures according to the tales they have heard and paintings they could collect from abroad. The first real tiger was brought to Japan via the Korean embassy in 1595 as a present to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. This is an old clay figure from Fushimi, in the collection of the Japan Toy Museum. The Tiger Collection of the Museum is from Nagao Zensaburo 長尾善三, who collected more than 1000 tiger pieces. Zensaburo was born in the year of the tiger in Osaka in 1902 and visited the Shinno-San festival when he was 12 years old. Introduction . 12 zociac animals 干支　 eto, kanshi . Some tigers are made with a head that can wiggle kubifuri tora 首振り虎 tiger with a wiggeling head . . . CLICK here for Photos ! . WKD : First Day of the Tiger (hatsu tora) . Bishamonten helps those born on the day of the tiger, in the hour of the tiger and in the year of the tiger. He is especially venerated with tiger amulets at Mount Shigisan and Mount Kurama. . . . CLICK here for Photos ! . Bishamon-Ten . 毘沙門天 . .................................................................................................................................................................. . Tora Daruma 「トラだるま」 . . Daruma or Bukan 豊干 riding a tiger だるまちゃんととらのこちゃん . Daruma chan and Tora chan . .................................................................................................................................................................. tora no dorei 虎 土鈴 clay bells with tiger . . . CLICK here for Photos ! tora no ema 寅 絵馬 votive tablets with tiger . . . CLICK here for Photos ! tora no hariko 寅 張子 papermachee dolls . . . CLICK here for Photos ! ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ABC - List of Tiger Toys from the Prefectures Aichi 愛知県 . tora dooji 寅童子 Tora Doji . Hooraisan Tooshoogu 鳳来山東照宮 Horaisan Toshoguand Tokugawa Ieyasu ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Fukushima 福島県 koshidaka tora 腰高虎 tiger holding his hip up source :　folkcraft.samurai47.com This is a papermachee doll in the tradition of Miharu Dolls. Many were made after WW II. The tiger holding up his bottom is an old tradition from the Edo period. The male tiger has his head is slightly bent to the left and the mouth is wide open. There is also a female with the mouth closed, looking to the right. Thus they represent the "A-Un" spirit of Buddhism, represented in the Deva Kings. . Miharu　Daruma 三春だるま . . Nio, Deva Kings 仁王 (Nioo) byakko hariko 白虎張り子 white tiger These white tigers from Aizu remind of the army“白虎隊”Byakkotai source : popeye.sakura.ne.jp/fukushima... byakkotai okiagari 白虎隊起き上がり Daruma wobbeling doll soldier from Aizu　会津若松 - quote - The Byakkotai (白虎隊, "White Tiger Unit") was a group of around 300 young teenage samurai of the Aizu Domain, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869). - - - More in the WIKIPEDIA ! ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Ibaraki 茨城県 Hitachi Naka town ひたちなか市 / Nakaminato 那珂湊 the fishing port Nakaminato yokomuki tora 横向き虎 tiger looking to the side kao yokomuki 顔横向き face looking to the side This amulet helps to avoid evil influences and keeps the children healthy. It was first made by Iida Kishichi 飯田喜七, who had made Daruma dolls with the wish for safety at sea of the local fishing boats. He then made the zodiac animals, especially the rabbit (usagi 卯) and this tiger 寅. He stopped producing, so there are no more animals for the following year of the dragon and later. This is a papermachee doll. It wiggles with its head, which is fixed in a special way that it looks to the side. The yellow body is painted in vivid colors of red and black, with blue eyes. . Nakaminato Hariko 那珂湊 張子 papermachee dolls from Nakaminato . .................................................................................................................................................................. Ooarai isozaki jinja 大洗磯前神社 Isohama town 磯浜 The deity venerated at the shrine is Sukunahikona no mikoto 少彦名命.. Sukunahikona no mikoto 少彦名命 Sukuna Hikona, Sukuna-Hikona . ema　絵馬　 votive tablet ........................................................................................................................... . Folk Toys from Ibaraki . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Ishikawa 石川県 Kaga mayoke tora 加賀魔除虎 tiger warding off evil from Kaga Decorated for the New Year to ward off evil. This is a papermachee toy from Kaga 加賀の張子. The tiger is quite round and cute and wiggles his head to invite good fortune. . Folk Toys from Ishikawa . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Iwate 岩手県 Matsuyo tora まつよ虎 Tiger made by Matsuyo A tiger made from straw 藁細工 is relatively seldom in Japan. The inside is strong, with straw wrapped to form the body. Then igusa 　イグサ　/ 藺草 /井草 grass is used to make the extremities, tail and head. After that some cloth is wrapped around the body to show the stripes. Matsuyo 松代 was the first craftsman to make this kind of tiger. Hanamaki ningyoo 花巻人形 dolls from Hanamaki . Folk Toys from Iwate . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Kagawa 　香川県　 　 　 hariko no tora 張り子の虎 papermachee tiger Marugame town 丸亀 Takamatsu hariko　高松張子 papermachee dolls from Takamatsu . Folk Toys of Kagawa . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 Kyoto 京都 TBA Rakuhoku 洛北 Northern Kyoto Kurama yama no a-un-tora 鞍馬山のあうん虎 A-Un tigers Like the A-Un 阿吽　spirit of Buddhism, see above, Nio Deva Kings. Heian Jingu no fuku tora 福虎 lucky tiger Rakusei 洛西 Western Kyoto hariko no tora 張り子の虎 papermachee tiger Yamashina 山科 Bishamonten no tora 毘沙門天の虎 tiger of Bishamonten In the Bishamon Temple Hall of Yamashina, these masks are kept. tora no men 虎面 tiger maks . Folk Toys from Kyoto . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Miyagi 宮城県　 　 toramai, tora mai 虎舞 tiger dance Ichihasama choo 一迫町 . Folk Toys from Miyagi . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Nara 　奈良県 　 The world's biggest Fuku Tora 福寅 Lucky Tiger . . . CLICK here for Photos of Fuku Tora ! Mount Shigisan, Temple Choogo Sonshi Ji 信貴山朝護孫子寺 The laughing tiger at Mount Shigisan 千手院の笑寅 Click the image for more photos. Shigisan 信貴山,信貴山寺 Mount Shigisan Temple The main deity of this holy mountain is Bishamonten. see above for Bishamonten . Folk Toys from Nara . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Osaka　大阪 shrine Sukunahikona jinja 少彦名命神社 Sukunahikona Shrine enshrines a guardian god of Dosho-machi 道修町, Osaka's medicine town. During the Shinno Festival on November 23, 23, people buy bamboo branches to celebrate the Buddha of Medicine, Shinno san 神農（じんのう）さん. Another item sold in honor of Shinno Sama as a token for good health is a small tiger made of papermachee, Jinno no tora 神農の虎. . 少彦名命 - Sukunahikona, the Deity of Medicine . with photo of toy tigers offerings . Folk Toys from Osaka . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Shimane 島根県 Izumo 出雲の『張子の虎』 Papermachee tiger Stamp from 1961 . Stamps with Animal Toys . . Folk Toys from Shimane . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Shizuoka　静岡 tora hariko 虎張り子 tiger papermachee doll Hamamatsu city 浜松市 . Folk Toys from Shizuoka ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yamagata 山形県　 nemari tora ねまり寅　/ ねまりトラ crouching tiger nemaru is a word of the Yamagata dialect, meaning crouching, with the forelegs in a position as to jump off right away. - - - - - . Sasano ittobori 笹野一刀彫 Sasano carving with one knife . - - - - - . tora nori karako 虎乗り唐子 Karako riding on a tiger . Yamagata hariko 山形張り子 papermachee dolls from Yamagata . Folk Toys from Yamagata . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 . Kato Kiyomasa 加藤清正 and Tiger Toys . . Watonai (Koxinga) 和唐内 / 和藤内 and Tiger Toys . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . . . CLICK here for tiger Photos ! . Reference . .................................................................................................................................................................. reference :　brutus miyagemon ................................................................................. - google to check out : 宮城県　木地玩具　とら Miyagi, woodcarving, tiger 栃木県　佐野土人形　開運とら（土鈴）出世とら（土鈴） Tochigi, Sano clay dolls, tiger bringing good luck (like Daruma) shusse tora 出世とら（土鈴） tiger for a career (two clay bells) 東京都　江戸張子　招き寅（メス）（オス） Tokyo, Edo hariko, papermachee dolls, maneki tora (like a maneki neko　招き猫) 東京都　江戸張子　奴寅）Yakko Tiger from Edo 千葉県　佐原張子　とら車 toraguruma, tora kuruma Chiba, tiger with wheels 埼玉県　春日部張子　首振りトラ kubifuri tora Saitama, Kasukabe papermachee 埼玉県　春日部張子　だるま抱きトラ Daruma-hugging tiger 埼玉県　春日部張子　ねまりトラ nemari tora 静岡県　浜松張子　首振りトラ　虎車 toraguruma Shizuoka, Hamamatsu hariko, tiger with wheels 静岡県　浜松張子　虎ころがし,tora korogashi 滋賀県　小幡土人形　トラ土鈴　ミニトラ Shiga, Obata clay dolls, clay bell 滋賀県　小幡土人形　虎旦那　吠え虎 tiger danna, barking tiger 大阪府　大阪張子　起上がりとら Osaka Hariko papermachee dolls, okiagari 京都府　伏見土人形（菱屋）とら Kyoto, Fushimi clay dolls, from Mugiya 兵庫県　姫路張子　豆とら Hyogo Himeji papermachee dolls, mame tora, small tiger 鳥取県　鳥取張子　 Tottori papermachee dolls 鳥取県　岩井温泉（木）寅 Iwai onsen hot spring 島根県　出雲張子　張子虎 Tottori Izumo 佐賀県　能古見土人形　とら鈴 Saga, Nogomi clay dolls, bell with tiger 熊本県　木葉土人形　寅 Kumamoto, Konoha clay dolls ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Kitty chan as a tiger 寅年キティ for 2010 tiger toys - the little boy points to Kitty chan

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Kato Kiyomasa

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Kato Kiyomasa 加藤清正 (1562 - 1611) Katoo Kiyomasa quote Katô Kiyomasa (also known as Toranosuke "Tiger Boy") was born the son of a blacksmith in Nakamura, a village in Owari where supposedly the regent Toyotomi Hideyoshi was also born. ... After Hideyoshi died in 1598, both Tokugawa Ieyasu and Ishida Mitsunari courted his support. ... A ferocious fighter and often ruthless, Katô Kiyomasa was a warrior, nothing more, nothing less. He wrote to his followers later in his life that poetry and dancing were shameful pastimes for a samurai, and ordered anyone who found himself engaged in the latter to commit suicide. His cruelty and love of combat (for sport, he hunted tigers with a spear in Korea) earned him the nickname Kishokan　鬼将官, or, 'Devil General'. source : wiki.samurai-archives.com ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: quote ... The Korean king Seonjo abandoned Seoul in fear of Kiyomasa. Kiyomasa held two Korean princes who had deserted as hostages and used them to force lower-ranking Korean officials to surrender. Kiyomasa killed a tiger while hunting in the forest and presented the skin to Hideyoshi. ©　More in the WIKIPEDIA ! ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Kato Kiyomasa killing the tiger 清正猛虎仇討ち / 加藤清正虎退治 One of his concubines in Korea had been attacked and eaten by a fearful tiger. Kiyomasa got so angry, he took his long spear and killed the tiger in revenge. The people of this village in Korea where very greatfull for this deed.　 This act of bravery was often told to the samurai of Japan. Festival Float with Kiyomasa Morioka Festival During the Morioka festival, floats of Kato Kiyomasa and Watonai 和藤内 are very popular. . Watonai (Koxinga) 和唐内 / 和藤内 and Tiger Toys . Legend knows that the tiger bit off the blade on one side of his spear and this was all that remained: katakama yari 片鎌槍 single-sided sickle spear ... The single-sided sickle spear had a radical weapon design sporting a blade that was two-pronged. Instead of being constructed like a military fork, a straight blade (as in su yari) was intersected just below its midsection by a perpendicular blade. This blade was slightly shorter than the primary, had curved tips making a parallelogram, and was set off center so that only 1/6 of its length extended on the other side. This formed a kind of messy 'L' shape. ©　More in the WIKIPEDIA about spears ! ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Dolls of Kato Kiyomasa and the Tiger tora Kato 虎加藤, トラ加藤 , 加藤の虎退治 . Shibahara tsuchi ningyoo 芝原土人形 Shibahara clay dolls . ................................................................................. Inabata tsuchi ningyoo 稲畑土人形 clay doll Hyogo, 氷上郡 . Clay dolls from Hyogo　兵庫県　土人形　 . ................................................................................. 御来屋人形 Mikuriya clay doll from Tottori ................................................................................. Tsuneishi hariko 常石張子 papermachee doll Ibaraki ................................................................................. Obata tsuchi ningyoo 小幡土人形 clay doll Shiga ................................................................................. Okoshi tsuchi ningyoo 起土人形 clay doll Aichi - about 16 cm high ................................................................................. Kurayoshi doro ningyoo 倉吉泥人形 "mud doll", clay doll Tottori ................................................................................. Nagato hariko 門張子 papermachee doll Yamaguchi ................................................................................. Takeda ningyoo　竹田人形　Takeda Kabuki Doll Osaka This set was decorated for the Boy's Festival. . . . CLICK here for Photos of Kiyomasa dolls! . WKD : Boys' Festival (tango no sekku 端午の節句) ................................................................................. kite in the typical Daruma from だるまの形の凧 Kagawa . Kites with Daruma . ................................................................................. . Tora トラ　- 虎　- 寅　Tiger Toys . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Here is another episode from Kiyomasa in Japan Horse meat was given to the soldiers by the warlord Kato Kiyomasa, when during the fight of Keicho in 1597 (Keichoo no eki 慶長の役】) all other meat and food was eaten and they had to slaughter the riding horses to keep alive. Up to our day horse meat 馬肉 is eaten in Kumamoto. . WASHOKU - Horse meat :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 . . . CLICK here for Photos ! . Reference . source : garments-toys ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Kiyomasa Don - the roar of a tiger from every shelf DON is the local word for SAN, Mister.

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. Shiro - Japanese Castle Legends　お城と伝説　 .
juukurei, juu kure i 銃くれ井 "well to give back the gun" at Kumamoto Castle


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