Dorei is an earthen bell, charm against evil spirits, talisman, amulet. Clay bells started of as toys for children, but since the Meiji period they came to be a well-loved souvenir for travelling families.

 

The history of clay bells dates back to the Jomon period (B.C. 7000 - 300); their quiet tinkling and plain shape have attracted the hearts of the Japanese people.

 

It has a hard ceramic ball inside that clatters when shaken or moved around. Their different types vary from area to area, from maker to maker, and certainly from different tastes within the changing periods of Japanese history.

MOMOTARO is a popular hero of Japanese folklore. His name is often translated as Peach Boy. Momotaro is also the title of various books, films and other works that portray the tale of this hero.

 

Momotaro was born from a giant peach, which was found floating down a river by an old, childless woman who was washing clothes there. The woman and her husband discovered the child when they tried to open the peach to eat it. The child explained that he had been bestowed by the Gods to be their son. The couple named him Momotaro, from momo (peach) and taro (eldest son in the family). When he was just five years old, he was able to cut a big tree with just an old knife. 

 

When he matured into adolescence, Momotaro left his parents to fight a band of Oni (demons or ogres) who marauded over their land, by seeking them out in the distant island where they dwelled (a place called Onigashima or "Demon Island"). En route, Momotaro met and befriended a talking dog, monkey and pheasant, who agreed to help him in his quest in exchange for a portion of his rations. At the island, Momotaro and his animal friends penetrated the demons' fort and beat the band of demons into surrendering. Momotaro and his new friends returned home with the demons' plundered treasure and the demon chief as a captive.

 

One significant change is that in most examples of Edo Period literature, Momotarō was not born from a peach, but born naturally to the elderly couple who ate the peach and regained their youth. Such subtypes are classed as kaishun-gata "rejuvenation" type, whereas the now conventional subtypes are termed kasei-gata "birth from the fruit" type.

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