Akabeko
𝄇The akabeko, meaning red ox, is a traditional folk toy in the Aizu area; it was once purposed to prevent the deity of smallpox from haunting kids, by wearing red that is believed to work as protection against evils.
#356 Cattle Toy
- Type
- Local specialties
- Place
- Aizu Wakamatsu Railway Station
- Area
- Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima
- Country
- Japan
- Date
- 27 August 2012
#357 Cattle Toy
- Type
- Local specialties
- Place
- Akabeko Park
- Area
- Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima
- Country
- Japan
- Date
- 27 August 2012
#358 Cattle Toy
- Type
- Local specialties
- Place
- Road Station Nishiaizu
- Area
- Nishiaizu, Fukushima
- Country
- Japan
- Date
- 27 August 2012
#359 Cattle Toy
- Type
- Local specialties
- Place
- Nozawa Railway Station
- Area
- Nishiaizu, Fukushima
- Country
- Japan
- Date
- 27 August 2012
The place and area names are as of the visited points of time.