Namazu Kokeshi

[broom_rider]

Namazu kokeshi.
Namazu is a mythological being, a giant catfish who lives in the mud beneath the earth, and causes earthquakes.
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Намазу кокеши. В Японской мифологии Намазу - это гигантский сом, который живёт глубоко под землёй и, ворочаясь, устраивает землетрясения.

Comments

[scowling-hermit.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is a really cool one! Very unusual. :D

[broom--rider.livejournal.com]

Glad that you like it!:)

[jade-teacup.livejournal.com]

I am ashamed to say that I have not heard of this being before! :D This is a very nice doll....you have honored him well.

[broom--rider.livejournal.com]

I have not heard of this being before!
well, I believe you don't have much of the earthquakes where you leave... But those guys are, naturally, very famous in Japan! :)

Thank you!:)

[jade-teacup.livejournal.com]

I really need to read more on Japanese myth. I feel uneducated.