Nippon Kodo • Okiagari the Empress
Okiagari-Koboshi literally means small priest standing. It is a traditional Japanese culbuto made of papier mache and designed in such a way to always return to the vertical position when tilted on the side. It symbolizes perseverance and resistance to adversity, echoing the Japanese proverb: "Seven times on the ground, eight times standing". Tradition has it that we buy a culbuto for each member of the family plus one, in the hope that the family grows in the year. Find the different Culbuto Okiagari. Shinsengumi was a special police force in Japan. The brigade of new elected officials was a samurai battalion active mainly during the 1860s . The members of the Shinsengumi, defending the city of Tokyo, represented compassion, courage, loyalty and honor. They are easily recognized thanks to their traditional uniform, a blue coat (hai) with a white rope that comes to cross on the chest. On the sleeves, white mountains are represented.