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VTT21 - Tsuko-Tegata︱Sakurajima 桜島
VTT21 - Tsuko-Tegata︱Sakurajima 桜島
Tsuko-Tegata wooden passport.
Location: Sakurajima 桜島
Size: 8 x 11 x 2 cm
Sakurajima 桜島 'Cherry Blossom Island' is an active stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. The lava flows of the 1914 eruption connected it with the Ōsumi Peninsula. It is the most active volcano in Japan.
Tsuko-Tegata is a kind of wooden passport that was used in the Edo Period as an identity card for travelers when passing from region to region. They had been sold a lot in Showa period as mingei type souvenirs all over Japan. It's also a protector for safety and peace for family.
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