{"id":"2279","t":"Kintaro","t_s":-1,"tags":["3318"],"thumb":{"fid":"2235","styles":{"circle_medium":"circle_medium_2235","circle_mini":"circle_mini_2235"},"ext":"png"},"pics":["2278"],"loc":"3339","loc_map":-1,"body":"<p>Costume created by the fashion designer Eiko Tanaka, who made the outfits worn by the replica of Manneken-Pis that stands in one of Tokyo\u2019s metro stations. At the same time, she also presented the statuette in Brussels with two other typically Japanese costumes (see n\u00b0 209 and n\u00b0 210). Kintaro, a courageous little boy who lives in the mountains, is a character from a fairy-tale. On 5 May the Japanese celebrated Boy\u2019s Day, when small boys wore a piece of cloth, marked with Kintaro\u2019s name, on their chests.<\/p>\r\n","fav":"0","fav_l":"0","don":"Madame Mariko Kassai, Teacher at the Academy of Japanese Floral Art in Brussels","d_y":1967,"d_m":5,"d_d":5,"d_s":-1}