Wood Pull Toy - Aiage Okura

Available from Kobo Shop & Gallery when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Wood pull toy. Makes a clacking sound when pulled. Comes in a cardboard box. Tokushima has been a center for indigo dyeing since ancient times, actively selling indigo throughout the country. As a result, many large white-walled storehouses were built by farmers, often larger than their main houses. These storehouses became famous for inspiring toys like the "Okura" (Indigo Storage Toy), which depicts many young men working to process the indigo. From the white-walled indigo storehouse, which fe