These handheld drums are known as as Hatsutsuzumi or ponpachi, and were made at a workshop adjacent to the Kagoshima Shrine. Hatsutsuzumi are items with 400 years of history. They are made to support musical performance during the Hatsuuma festival, and depict a horse (uma) dressed for the celebration. A form of mobile drum (adenden taiko), beans tied by thread make a sound on impact which gives the object its alternative name ofponpachi. These larger versions feature a horse image on one side, and a depiction of the Kagoshima shrine on the other. They are 30cm big, and 9cm wide at the widest point. Each ponpachi weighs 7g. **About Kobo Miyaji** Folk toys have been sold at the Kagoshima Shrine for longer than anyone can recall. The shrine itself has an association with the 8th century Emperor Jinmu of semi-legend. The items made in the small workshop adjacent to the shrine: KbMiyaji, are connected to Jinmus mythical back story, and with festivities in the calen