http://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.jp/2011/08/kanagawa-folk-toys.html
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. tako 凧 Kites of Japan - Introduction .
- - - - - Two kites from from Isehara 伊勢原
abudako, abu tako あぶ凧 / 虻凧 kite like a gadfly
A well-loved souvenir from the pilgrimage to Oyama. Local people held kite competitions for the Boy's festival in May 端午の節句. The painting is simple and the colors strong.
It flies well, even with little wind.
Other kites with insects from Japan are semidako 蝉凧 cicada、chodako 蝶凧 butterfly , hachidako 蜂凧 bee and others.
semidako, semi tako 蝉凧 cicada kite
From the temple treasures of 大宝寺 Taiho-Ji. The temple members made it in the Meiji period to earn some extra money. They used bamboo from the forest in the back of the temple and imitated the cicadas, which were quite noisy in the temple compound. After WW II the production almost stopped.
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from Hatano - Hadano 秦野
. Darumadako, Daruma tako だるま凧 Daruma kite .
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shoogidako, shoogi tako 将棋凧 Japanese Shogi chess kite
from Chigasaki茅ヶ崎
It has a long tail made by rope and is made to withstand strong wind. It has a small hummer on top of the kite (yumi unari 弓うなり), which makes the sound of "ビーン" biiiin .
Made first in the early Meiji time by 服部定右衛門 Hattori Sadaemon to celebrate the birthday of a child. Later other villagers followed suit.
Later the tradition was revived by 浅岡正幸 Asaoka Masayuki .
. shoogi shōgi - 将棋 Shogi, generals' chess. .
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Hakone region 箱根
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Odawara town 小田原
. Odawara choochin 小田原堤灯 lanterns from Odawara .
. kyoogibune, kyoogi no fune 経木舟
kyogibune, boats from paper-thin sheets of wood .
kyoogi, kyōgi 経木 "lit. sutra tree" - paper-thin sheets of wood
taisoo ningyoo 体操人形 dolls doing gymnastics
Made from bamboo and wood, but the last maker died a few years ago.
Similar dolls are made in other parts of Japan.
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. tako 凧 Kites of Japan - Introduction .
- - - - - Two kites from from Isehara 伊勢原
abudako, abu tako あぶ凧 / 虻凧 kite like a gadfly
A well-loved souvenir from the pilgrimage to Oyama. Local people held kite competitions for the Boy's festival in May 端午の節句. The painting is simple and the colors strong.
It flies well, even with little wind.
Other kites with insects from Japan are semidako 蝉凧 cicada、chodako 蝶凧 butterfly , hachidako 蜂凧 bee and others.
semidako, semi tako 蝉凧 cicada kite
From the temple treasures of 大宝寺 Taiho-Ji. The temple members made it in the Meiji period to earn some extra money. They used bamboo from the forest in the back of the temple and imitated the cicadas, which were quite noisy in the temple compound. After WW II the production almost stopped.
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from Hatano - Hadano 秦野
. Darumadako, Daruma tako だるま凧 Daruma kite .
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shoogidako, shoogi tako 将棋凧 Japanese Shogi chess kite
from Chigasaki茅ヶ崎
It has a long tail made by rope and is made to withstand strong wind. It has a small hummer on top of the kite (yumi unari 弓うなり), which makes the sound of "ビーン" biiiin .
Made first in the early Meiji time by 服部定右衛門 Hattori Sadaemon to celebrate the birthday of a child. Later other villagers followed suit.
Later the tradition was revived by 浅岡正幸 Asaoka Masayuki .
. shoogi shōgi - 将棋 Shogi, generals' chess. .
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Hakone region 箱根
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Odawara town 小田原
. Odawara choochin 小田原堤灯 lanterns from Odawara .
. kyoogibune, kyoogi no fune 経木舟
kyogibune, boats from paper-thin sheets of wood .
kyoogi, kyōgi 経木 "lit. sutra tree" - paper-thin sheets of wood
taisoo ningyoo 体操人形 dolls doing gymnastics
Made from bamboo and wood, but the last maker died a few years ago.
Similar dolls are made in other parts of Japan.
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