Width: Size 8cm (maximum) 5cm (minimum) ※ Not sold separately Kijiguruma is a type of wooden toy. Also called "Kijima." "Kijiguruma" is a wooden toy representing Kyushu, and it has a simple yet cute appearance. It is said to "guide the way" to good luck, matchmaking, and family harmony, and it became known nationwide after being featured in Hakushu Kitahara's poem. The Kijiguruma of Hitoyoshi has two beautifully colored wheels with the character "大" (dai, meaning "big") on its head. It is said that the defeated Heike warriors who fled to this land after the Battle of Dan-no-ura, longing for the glamorous life of the capital, made this beautiful Kijiguruma. Using dried pine and paulownia as materials, the shape is adjusted with a single nata (a type of Japanese knife) called a sento without using nails, and then painting is applied. In addition, Kijiguruma is passed down in various parts of northern Kyushu in slightly different forms, such as the number of wheels and designs, and those called "Kijima." The simple style is a characteristic. It is said that the "kiji" in Kijima has a double meaning of "pheasant" and "kiji" (wood grain/wood base). Folkcraft Mingei Flea market MUJI Lucky Can #LocalToys Peasant Art forktoy folktoy Fork Toy Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten Kenelephant Kaiyodo Japanese Souvenir Nationwide Mame Local Toys Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten Folkcrafts Souvenir Kokeshi Creative Kokeshi Kijiguruma Kijima Chinju no Mori (Guardian Forest) Kumamoto Folkcraft Evil warding Amulet Business prosperity Family safety Saenokami Dosojin Kijiguruma Kijiba Boys' Day Hitoyoshi City Kumamoto Local Toys Kishima Yama Ningyo Ittobori (One-knife carving) Folkcraft Mingei Flea market Creative Kokeshi casabrutus BRUTUS Miyagemon Collection