A new expression of Hachinohe’s heritage

Hachinohe,oncealeadinghorsebreedingregionundertheNanbudomain,continuestocraft"YawataUma"Withitsgracefullyelongatedneckandvibrantpatternsreflectinglocalheritage,thishorsefigurineisnowrecognizedasoneofJapan’s"ThreeGreatToyHorses"

TraditionalYawataUma(rightinthephoto)isdecoratedwithChiyogamipaperandfeaturespatternssymbolizingstirrups,reins,andbellsToday,designsinspiredbyChiyogami,aswellasmotifstiedtoHachinohesuchas"Waribishi,""Mukaitsuru,""AbauPalace,"and"Blacktailedgull,"alsoadornthesewoodenhorsesRecently,alocalmuseumshopspecializingintraditionalcraftshaslauncheda"FourSeasonsYawataUma"series,reflectingJapan’sseasonalbeautyCollaborationswithaHachinoheborndesignerhavebroughtmarinestripedpatternsinspiredbythecoastaltown,whilepartnershipswithTsugarulacquerwareartisanshavecreateddesignsfeaturinggoldleaf,evokingthebeautyoftheHarvestMoonThesecreationsblendtraditionwithmodernexpression,attractinggrowingattention