Description: |
Momotaro, or Peach Boy, is much loved by Japanese children. A toy figure like this would be carried by a child or stuck to the window in his or her bedroom. He is the main character in a folktale about an old childless couple who finds a baby boy inside a peach. They call him Momotaro which means “peach boy.” When he becomes a teenager, he leaves his adopted parents to go defeat the ogres of Ogre Island, who often terrorize people. With the help of a dog, monkey and pheasant, he defeats the ogres and brings their treasure back home to make his parents wealthy. |
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Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/357 |
Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
Geography: |
Japan |
Subjects: |
Japan Folklore--Japan |
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