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ETO JI-DAKOThe Japanese letter |
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OH-IRI ETO-DAKOThe Japanese letter"OH-IRI" with a picture of dragon. "Oh" means "Big" "Iri" means "in" "Eto" means "a year of birth" "Dako" means "Kite". |
From olden times in Japan we have a custom called "OH-IRI BUKURO", the name for a special washi-paper bag. Workers, in a theatre for example, would get a full-house bonus, given to them in an "oh-iri bukuro", (so it is a symbol of very good luck). We can still buy these small bags in Japan, but there are fewer opportunities for people to get the "oh-iri bukuro" outside of the traditional KABUKI, SUMO and the NOH. The background design of this kite is the shape of the "OH-IRI BUKURO".