@ | @The theme of this month is Tsuyama earthenware bell. Tsuyama-shi is a castle town located in Middle Okayama. @The ruins of a castle where excellent Ishigaki, the stone-wall, remains is the symbol of the town. @The Tsuyama clay bells of the theme in this month is made in the neighbor of the famous garden "Syuurakuen, a large number of people's garden" which Tsuyama feudal clan made as "a meeting place". |
Tsuyama town @ |
Tsuyama castle @ |
Shop for clay bells Senoo Mingei-sya |
pug-ugly for luck @ |
pug-ugly of Okayama castle with a family emblem of a butterfly |
Emblem of Tsuyama castle with a family emblem of a clane |
Sakura Jinja shrine @ |
Emblem of Kakegawa castle with a Yamanouchi's & |
@ Ohta's family emblem |
a clay bell of "Yakko" samurai @ |
I visited there in last month, but the famous clay bells like Tenjin were out of stock. A lot of clay idols such as the doll of the Doll's Festival are made, too.