Cicada cages at a night market, Ueno *obon* festival, Tokyo 1973

Childs, Iraphne R. (1973) Cicada cages at a night market, Ueno *obon* festival, Tokyo 1973. [Image]

Abstract

Cicada cages. In summer Japanese, especially children, buy small cages usually made from bamboo, to keep singing cicadas in. This image shows a cicada-cage seller in a summer festival market.

Additional Information

Item Type: Image
Collection: Asia-Pacific Images: 1970s-1990s
Sub-Collection Title:

Japan

Date: 1973
Keywords: Japanese; cicadas; street stalls
Date Deposited: 16 Oct 2013 13:07
Last Modified: 30 Aug 2014 19:39
Copyright Owner: Copyright Iraphne R. Childs.
Location:
CountryState or RegionCity or TownPlace
JapanTokyo Metropolitan PrefectureTokyo cityUeno park
URI: https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/904
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