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Scarecrows in a rice paddy in Japan. A scarecrow is a decoy or mannequin that is often in the shape of a human. Humanoid scarecrows are usually dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops. [1]
Kuebiko is the main name for this kami. There is also an alternate name of Yamada no sohodo (山田之曾富騰), mentioned in the Kojiki.. Kuebiko comes from kueru (), an archaic verb meaning "to break down; to become shabby and disordered", plus hiko (), an old epithet for "boy, young man", in turn from hi ko (日 子), literally "sun child".
NAGORO, Japan (Reuters) - Tsukimi Ayano made her first scarecrow 13 years ago to frighten off birds pecking at seeds in her garden. The life-sized straw doll resembled her father, so she made more ...
Nagoro or Nagoru, now known as Nagoro Doll Village (Japanese: 名頃かかしの里), is a village in the Iya Valley on the island of Shikoku in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is known for the large number of realistic dolls positioned throughout the village, which have made it a tourist attraction.
A shishi-odoshi breaks the quietness of a Japanese garden with the sound of a bamboo rocker arm hitting a rock. Shishi-odoshi ( 鹿威し ) (literally, "deer-frightening" or "boar-frightening"), in a wide sense, refers to Japanese devices made to frighten away animals that pose a threat to agriculture , including kakashi ( scarecrows ), naruko ...
Scarecrows are variations of Ta-no-Kami, since they are expected to prevent bad spirits of animals and birds. Niinamesai is one of the festivals of the Japanese Imperial family, the eating of freshly harvested rice with kami, a variation of the festivals of Ta-no-Kami. Previously it had been a national holiday. Scarecrows in a rice paddy
In Japanese mythology, Ama-tsu-mika-boshi (天津甕星 [1], interpretable as either "Dread Star of Heaven" [2] or "August Star of Heaven" [3]) (あまつみかぼし), also called Ame-no-kagase-o (天香香背男 [1], interpretable as either "Scarecrow Male of Heaven" [2] or "Brilliant Male" [3]) (あめのかがせお), Hoshigami Kagaseo (星神香香背男, ほしがみかがせお ...
The Kunekune (くねくね, 'wriggling body') is a fictitious being that originated on the Internet as a Japanese urban legend. First mentioned on websites in 2001, the Kunekune is typically described as having a slender, white, paper - or fabric-like humanoid shape, and is usually said to appear in fields on hot summer days.