Wakayama, Jan 13 (News On Japan) –
At Kawayu Onsen in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, identified for its uncommon sizzling springs that bubble up when the riverbed is dug, big papier-mache figures—a winter custom—have gone on show.
The jumbo papier-mache figures seem every year right now as guideposts for Yakushi Nyorai, thought to be the guardian deity of Kawayu Onsen, when the deity is believed to return from the mountains to the village, expressing gratitude for the blessings of the recent springs.
This 12 months, 11 distinctive figures made by pasting paper over bamboo frames and coloring them have been put in alongside the suspension bridge over the Oto River that flows via Kawayu Onsen, together with an ema-style picture of the zodiac animal for the 12 months, the horse, in addition to bears, which drew explicit consideration final 12 months.
The big papier-mache figures will stay on show via mid-February, delighting guests to the recent spring resort in the course of the winter season.
Source: YOMIURI