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  2. Teru teru bōzu - Wikipedia

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    The nursery rhyme is usually sung by children as they make the doll. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Teru teru bōzu became popular during the Edo period among urban dwellers, whose children would make them the day before the good weather was desired and chant, "Fine-weather priest, please let the weather be good tomorrow."

  3. Japanese dolls - Wikipedia

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    Japanese doll in traditional kimono and musical instrument. Japanese dolls (人形, ningyō, lit. ' human form ') are one of the traditional Japanese crafts. There are various types of traditional dolls, some representing children and babies, some the imperial court, warriors and heroes, fairy-tale characters, gods and (rarely) demons, and also people of the daily life of Japanese cities.

  4. Gugure! Kokkuri-san - Wikipedia

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    Gugure! Kokkuri-san (繰繰れ! コックリさん, "Repeat! Kokkuri-san") is a Japanese manga series by Midori Endō, serialized in Square Enix's Gangan Joker since 2011. It has been collected in 12 (plus 1) tankōbon volumes until 2016 when it ended.

  5. Hitotsume-kozō - Wikipedia

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    In yōkai karuta, hitotsume-kozō are depicted carrying tōfu, but according to the yōkai researcher Katsumi Tada, since "mametsubu (豆粒, bean pieces)" leads to "mametsu (魔滅, sound health)", hitotsume-kozō are supposed to dislike beans, but somehow before anyone knew it the hitotsume-kozō switched to having tōfu (made from soybeans ...

  6. Mikaribaba - Wikipedia

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    They are said to visit people's home together with a hitotsume-kozō. [3] 。 In order to avoid a mikaribaba, one would leave a basket or zaru at the entrance of the home, [2] and it is said to be effective to put the tip of a rod into the bamboo basket and make it stand on the ridge of the house's roof. [4]

  7. List of Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan characters - Wikipedia

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    Hitotsume Nyudo (一ツ目入道, Hitotsume Nyūdō) Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama (Japanese); Patrick Seitz (English) Leader of One-Eyed Demon Clan, he greatly opposes the idea of Rikuo as the Third Head of the Nura Clan. 400 years ago, he had a much different opinion of humans, stating of Kokehime after saving her from Hagoromo Gitsune, "Even ...

  8. Ōnyūdō - Wikipedia

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    The people who were very trouble about this made a doll of an ōnyūdō to oppose it, but the tanuki then became an ōnyūdō that was even bigger than the doll. Then, the people made it so that the neck of the ōnyūdō became flexible, and when the doll and tanuki faced each other for the ōnyūdō showdown, the stretching of the neck was shown.

  9. Daruma doll - Wikipedia

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    A Daruma doll (Japanese: 達磨, Hepburn: daruma) is a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen tradition of Buddhism. These dolls, though typically red and depicting the Indian monk, Bodhidharma, vary greatly in color and design depending on region and artist. [ 1 ]