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Akabeko

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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
Akabeko statue

#357 Cattle Toy

Type
Local specialties
Place
Akabeko Park
Area
Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima
Country
Japan
Date
27 August 2012
Slide decorated as akabeko

#358 Cattle Toy

Type
Local specialties
Place
Road Station Nishiaizu
Area
Nishiaizu, Fukushima
Country
Japan
Date
27 August 2012
Paired akabeko statues

#359 Cattle Toy

Type
Local specialties
Place
Nozawa Railway Station
Area
Nishiaizu, Fukushima
Country
Japan
Date
27 August 2012
Planter decorated as akabeko

The place and area names are as of the visited points of time.