Golden Hoo Phoenix

The hoo, or phœnix (phoenix bird) will return to Japan when there is a rightful king and the sword that was broken... er... or something, I haven't actually managed to find a coherent description yet. At any rate, this bird was on top of a portable shrine being carried around the streets ot Tokyo when I was there last Autumn.

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