{"id":2891,"date":"2015-10-05T08:31:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T01:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heiwavietnam.com\/sarubobo-baby-good-luck-charm-from-japan\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T14:14:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T07:14:46","slug":"sarubobo-baby-good-luck-charm-from-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heiwavietnam.com\/en\/sarubobo-baby-good-luck-charm-from-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarubobo &#8211; baby good luck charm from Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Takayama, the homeland of Life cotton swabs, is one of the most popular tourist attraction in Japan which also known as \u201cLittle Kyoto of Gifu\u201d. The hundreds years old street with fresh air and calm surrounding is not only an ideal place for a peaceful holiday but also be the land of endless culture discovery. The city also famed for its mascot Sarubobo, the adorable red doll that we proudly show in the package of Life \u201cBaby Charm\u201d product.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heiwavietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sarabobo-collage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1751\" src=\"https:\/\/heiwavietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sarabobo-collage.jpg\" alt=\"Sarabobo collage\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Japanese, \u201cSaru\u201d means \u201cmonkey\u201d while bobo\u00a0 means \u201cbaby\u201d, so \u201csarubobo\u201d is baby monkey. Traditionally, sarubobos are made by grandmothers for their grandchildren as\u00a0dolls, and for their daughters as a charm for good marriage, good children and to ensure a well-rounded couple.<\/p>\n<p>Literally, \u201cSarubobo\u201d associated with 3 main wishes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To protect from bad things<\/li>\n<li>A happy home<\/li>\n<li>Having an easy delivery on birth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Original Sarubobo is a red human shape doll with no face, but in Takayama souvernir shops, visitors may see numeruous of Sarubobo in the style of Kitty, Doraemon, Spider Man or bride-groom\u2026<br \/>\nYou may wonder why it is faceless. No one sure about the reason, but many people guess that the absence of face enables you to imagine upon your mood. When you are happy, you think it is smiling. When you feel down, you may see a sad face as a way of sharing emotion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heiwavietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/sarubobox3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1749\" src=\"https:\/\/heiwavietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/sarubobox3.jpg\" alt=\"sarubobox3\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sarubobo also appears in many colors and each of them has its own meaning of luck:<\/p>\n<p>Red = \u00a0All luck<br \/>\nPink = Love<br \/>\nYellow = Money<br \/>\nOrange = Work<br \/>\nGreen = Relax<br \/>\nBlue = Study<br \/>\nPurple = Long life<br \/>\nBlack = Protection from evil<br \/>\nWhite = Calm mind<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heiwavietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fusuisaruboboNo9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1743\" src=\"https:\/\/heiwavietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fusuisaruboboNo9.jpg\" alt=\"fusuisaruboboNo9\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the image of cute happy face Sarubobo on product package, we wish your child will be always healthy and \u00a0surrounded by good luck.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>(This article use photos from \u00a0www.j-hoppers.japanhostel.net, www.hida-azusa.com,<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>www.simplog.jp and\u00a0www.hidanosarubobo.com)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Takayama, the homeland of Life cotton swabs, is one of the most popular tourist attraction in Japan which also known as \u201cLittle Kyoto of Gifu\u201d. 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