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    Collaboration between Aomori student group and Komakino Ruins Release of “Wool x Jomon” Okiagari Koboshi

    Collaboration between Aomori student group and Komakino Ruins Release of “Wool x Jomon” Okiagari Koboshi

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    A collaboration between Aomori student group Diberabo and Komakino Ruins (Nozawa, Aomori City), the ``Yomon Yurari'', a clay doll-shaped wool upholstery, was released on February 4th.

    "Yomon Yurari" is about 4.5 cm long and 6 cm high, and comes in 4 types. In addition to the PR characters "Komakku" and "Dogu" of the ruins, "Ringo" and "Goldfish Nebuta" wearing glasses that are characteristic of Shakoki Dogu. The product name is a combination of ``Jomon'', ``Wool'' and ``Okiagari Koboshi'', and is said to represent the softness of wool in hiragana.

    From April 2021, Diberabo, a group of student volunteers from Aomori Chuo Gakuin University, and the Komakino Ruins Preservation and Utilization Council will work together to spread the appeal of the Komakino Ruins to the outside of the prefecture and overseas and revitalize Aomori Prefecture. has been developed.

    Haruki Murata, representative of the Diberabo product development team, says, "We use 'aomori wool' from Aomori Prefecture, which is dyed with acorns from the Komakino ruins. The motifs are apples and light-shielding clay figurines. It expresses "Aomori-ness" and "Jomon" to convey the charm.The size is about the size of the palm of your hand so that you can pick it up.I made it an auspicious "okiagari-koboshi" that will stand up again and again even if you fall.As a souvenir. is also suitable.”

    Director Tomiyuki Takenaka of Komakino-kan, a school of Jomon culture, who was involved in the project from the beginning, said, "They are all cute products. Sales have been brisk, and some people have already purchased all of them."

    Mr. Murata said, "It was my first time developing a product, so it didn't go well when I tried to give shape to the idea, and I was frustrated many times.

    The price is 2,530 yen each. Handled at the museum shop of "Jomon School Komakinokan".

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