[Fun Fact] Folding fans as lucky charms

Folding fans have long been considered auspicious items, symbolizing prosperity and good fortune due to their shape, which widens towards the end, and have been used as gifts for all kinds of celebrations and commemorative occasions.
Isetan Shinjuku Store, Men's Building also offers fans featuring the following auspicious designs. Why not acquire some knowledge about these lucky symbols and give a stylish gift?

[Ayu (sweetfish)] The "ascending ayu," which continues to swim upstream despite being swept away by the strong current, is considered a symbol of "bravery" and "success" because it never retreats.
Shiratakedo fan: 8,640 yen

[Horse] Horses have been considered auspicious animals since ancient times, and among them, a "left-facing horse" symbolizes being able to live a life without falling and without major misfortunes.

Hosekiken fan: 10,800 yen

The dragonfly, which only flies forward and never retreats backward, is also called the "victory insect" and is considered a symbol of "unwavering determination and strength in battle." It was favored by historical warlords and is considered an auspicious symbol that brings victory.
Shiratakedo fan: 8,640 yen

[Bamboo] Its unbreakable strength and resilience represent "strong vitality," and the straight growth of bamboo symbolizes "the mental strength to move forward in a straight line without hesitation."
Hosekiken fan: 8,640 yen

The gourd is considered to have a shape that widens in the number 8, symbolizing prosperity, and six gourds represent "good health and protection from illness," as "six gourds" sounds like "rokuhyo" (six gourds).
Shiratakedo fan: 8,640 yen

The Seigaiha pattern, with its endlessly repeating waves, is considered to symbolize "ever-increasing prosperity." Water is also believed to have meanings of "purification" and "warding off evil."
Hosekiken fan: 10,800 yen

[Ichimatsu] This stylish pattern became popular in the mid-Edo period when Kabuki actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu wore hakama (traditional Japanese trousers) with this pattern.
Patterns that connect seamlessly in all directions are said to symbolize the prosperity of descendants and the expansion of business.

Hosekiken fan: 8,640 yen

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