Old carved wooden bears kept at museum in their birthplace

Old carved wooden bears kept at museum in their birthplace

Aged small carved wooden bears, pictured on May 22, 2015, are among those kept at a museum dedicated to such craftwork in Yakumo on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The town is known as the birthplace of such wooden bears (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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