Production of a goldfish Neputa inspired by Halloween Aomori October 4, 11:21
In front of the Halloween on the 31st of this month, a unique goldfish Neputa inspired by Halloween is being produced at a tourist facility in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture.
Hirosaki City's tourist facility “Tsugaru Neputa Village” was the first to produce “Halloween Goldfish Neputa”, which combines the elements of Halloween with the goldfish Neputa, which has long been a favorite in the Tsugaru region.
In the workshop, craftsmen carefully colored goldfish neputa with an orange dye, and then proceeded by pasting the tail fin part or putting purple paper in the shape of a hat on the goldfish nepta head.
The orange color is the image of a pumpkin used for Halloween, and the purple paper is the image of a witch's hat. The tail fin has an ghost face with a funny expression.
This goldfish neputa is planned to be made in a limited quantity of 250 pieces in diameter of 12 cm and 6 cm in total this month. about it.
Kazuhiro Hatakeyama, who was in charge of the production, said, “I want you to enjoy Halloween more by decorating and carrying this goldfish neputa.”