Decoy

Japanese: おとりさま
Decoy

…A market held at the festival of Otori (Big Bird) Shrine on the day of the rooster in November. This festival is also called "Tori no Machi" (Tori Town) or "Otorisama" (Otori Shrine). It is famous for the lucky charms such as rakes sold at the stalls. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Otorisama" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…11月酉の日の鷲(おおとり)(大鳥)神社の祭礼に立つ市。この祭りを〈酉のまち〉〈おとりさま〉などともいう。露店で縁起物の熊手などが売り出されることで有名。…

※「おとりさま」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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