November 7, 2008

Hiuchi-Ishi

hiuchi-ishi"Hiuch-Ishi is a flint.
Long before, People in Edo(old name of Tokyo) made fire with it.
Thoes are displayed in front of the souvenir store which is along kokugikan-dori (street).

souvenir store in ryogoku

2 comments:

tr3nta said...

¿...? Hiuch-Ishi???...

I didn't get that!!!! :-(

Malyss said...

Flint!!I never saw that except in museums!it's something seldom and precious now, so it's difficult to imagine it's sold in a souvenirs shop..

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