Rooster / coq (tori - 酉)

The rooster or coq is one of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs which are also used in Japan. In the Chinese zodiac, it's the year of birth which determines the sign as follows :

 

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Votive wooden plaques with rooster [source]
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Hououmaru, festival cart in the shape of a golden rooster boat - 1846 [source]

 

 

 

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