Thursday, November 10, 2022

(2750) They call him Hoya-Boya...

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...( ホヤぼーや) and he is the mascot of Kesennuma we mentioned yesterday. Here, in another of the city's fish-markets, a Shinto "shrine" dedicated to him including, of course, a boutique with his merchandise. 

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(For a bigger version of these pictures both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr).

 

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