The Kibuna, or yellow crucian carp, is a folk toy in Utsunomiya as a kind of amulet against diseases, associated with a local legend that feeding with yellow crucian carp, caught in a river, resulted recovering from their smallpox.

#1504 Crucian Carp Toy

Type

Local specialties

Place

Utsunomiya Railway Station

Area

Utsunomiya, Tochigi

Country

Japan

Date

5 September 2026

The place and area names are as of the visited points of time.