Takanawa Konjaku Monogatari
Learning the past and present of Takanawa areaDIGITAL HISTORY of TAKANAWA
The character "nawa" (rope) on the back of the happi coat was written by rakugo storyteller Tachibana Ukon from Tokyo Shiba Hamamatsucho. He was famous for writing the title characters for Shoten. In the old days, we used to carry the mikoshi with all our might.