Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Takarabune

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Takarabune

宝船
alternative words: Takara bune, Takara no fune, Fortune ship, Treasure ship
keywords: thing
related topics: Muromachi period , 7 fortune gods
related web sites: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/matsukinpapa/ucd/essay16.htm
explanation: 7 fortune gods, invented in Muromachi period, have been popularized during Edo period with the collective presentation on a sailing ship: according to a popular belief, when man got a good dream by putting a ship image under the pillow on the 1st January, the whole year should be fortunate. The ship image is still used during a new year celebration and a shop's opening ceremony. The concept of "fortune ship" may have originated from China but the number of gods is 8, there.

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