These four photos are taken of a karakuri
chariot named “Hotei-sha (Hotei chariot)” which dedicates a festival to Arimatsu-tenman-sha
shrine in Nagoya City, Aichi prefecture. Hotei is one of Seven Gods of Good Fortune.
Hotei-sha has three karakuri dolls. The
main doll stands on the base and writes a letter to the paper like a flag attached
to the pole, and the written letter shows the audience by the turning of the
pole. Beside the base, another doll stands and grips the handle connected to
the base. This doll turns the handle and walks around the base to rotate it.
One more doll stands low level in front of those two dolls and waves the instrument
to purify the place. The making age of the karakuri is unknown, but the doll
for purify seems to be made in 1820.
There are three karakuri chariots including
Hotei-sha are dedicated to the shrine on Arimatsu Festival.
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