Yabane #05

The pattern for the fifth piece is "Yabane". Each of the Japanese patterns has its meaning. The name "Yabane(arrow feathers)" is based on the motif of "Hamaya (破魔矢) ". Hamaya is arrows for celebrating good luck given at New Year's when people pay a visit to a shrine for the first time, which literally means "Arrow(矢) to Break(破) the Demon(魔) " of misfortune and other disasters. It is a good luck charm that expresses the wish to break the evil that befalls you and to live happily. Also, once the arrow is released, it does not return. It also means seizing an opportunity, but this is a one-time bet. Please take a look at her trajectory, as she put everything she had into her one and only per...View all