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|introduction='''Kinshachi''' is a type of [[Friend]] that first appeared in the second Parco event. | |introduction='''Kinshachi''' is a type of [[Friend]] that first appeared in the second Parco event. | ||
|reallife=A kinshachi | |reallife=[[File:Kinshachi_Real.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|A kinshachi protecting Nagoya Castle from fires.]] | ||
A shachihoko (lit. 'Killer Whale') is also a mythical being. Despite their name, they are | A kinshachi is not an animal that exists in the wild, but instead can be found within Japanese mythology. The name 'kinshachi' (金鯱) comes from the characters'金' for 'gold' and '鯱' for 'shachi', which is shorthand for 'shachihoko' (鯱鉾). These two characters, therefore, mean 'golden shachihoko'. | ||
A shachihoko (lit. 'Killer Whale') is also a mythical being. Despite their name, they are comprised of a tiger's head on the body of a large fish. They like to reside in the colder, more northern waters, and their fins and tails always point upward towards Heaven. | |||
The most renowned ability of the shachihoko is its control over water. They can store large amounts of water in their stomachs, and can summon rain clouds to create a downpour wherever they pleased. Due to these two traits, the Japanese favored them as guardian spirits for their homes, placing them on the edges of roofs looking outward. The idea was, should a fire break out in a building a shachihoko was placed on, it would summon rain clouds to help put out the fire. | The most renowned ability of the shachihoko is its control over water. They can store large amounts of water in their stomachs, and can summon rain clouds to create a downpour wherever they pleased. Due to these two traits, the Japanese favored them as guardian spirits for their homes, placing them on the edges of roofs looking outward. The idea was, should a fire break out in a building a shachihoko was placed on, it would summon rain clouds to help put out the fire. | ||
While shachihoko can be found on palaces, temples, and samurai houses, the golden shachihoko known as kinshachi can only be found on Nagoya Castle. Two golden shachihoko can be found on its roof, | While shachihoko can be found on palaces, temples, and samurai houses, the golden shachihoko known as kinshachi can only be found on Nagoya Castle. Two golden shachihoko can be found on its roof, as both a statement of power and to protect the castle from fires. They're so famous that they've become the most recognised feature of Nagoya Castle, and recognised as a symbol of the entirety of Nagoya. | ||
The kinshachi were originally made in the Muromachi Era by melting down gold coins and adding a layer over a base of wood and lead. Over the kinshachi's lifespan, | The kinshachi were originally made in the Muromachi Era by melting down gold coins and adding a layer over a base of wood and lead. Over the kinshachi's lifespan, they was melted down three times due to economic struggles; once in 1730, again in 1827, and once more in 1846. During World War II, Nagoya Castle suffered major damage and lost the kinshachi as a result. However, in 1959, they were rebuilt alongside other damaged parts of the castle, much to the delight of the residents of Nagoya. | ||
The kinshachi's fame has also been its own downfall. Due to its golden shell, it's been the target of many thieves, both real and fictional. The most famous example of a fictional thief is that of Kinsuke Kakinoki, who attempts to steal the golden scales of the kinshachi by riding a kite to the roof of Nagoya Castle. In real life, a thief tried to make off with 58 of the 110 scales on the kinshachi's bodies in 1937. He was later caught arrested when he tried to sell them off. | The kinshachi's fame has also been its own downfall. Due to its golden shell, it's been the target of many thieves, both real and fictional. The most famous example of a fictional thief is that of Kinsuke Kakinoki, who attempts to steal the golden scales of the kinshachi by riding a kite to the roof of Nagoya Castle. In real life, a thief tried to make off with 58 of the 110 scales on the kinshachi's bodies in 1937. He was later caught arrested when he tried to sell them off. | ||
|trivia=* The two kinshachi on Nagoya Castle have defined genders; a male and a female. | |||
* The 'Rainmaker' weapon in the video game Splatoon is named the ガチホコ in Japan ('GachiHoko' in Japanese, 'Real Earnest Shachihoko' in English). They're modelled after the kinshachi on Nagoya Tower, and help whoever equips it with torrents of paint as a reference to it's water-manipulating powers. | |||
|reference=Yokai.com. (2017). Shachihoko. [online] Available at: http://yokai.com/shachihoko/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | |reference=Yokai.com. (2017). Shachihoko. [online] Available at: http://yokai.com/shachihoko/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | ||
Onmarkproductions.com. (2017). Shachihoko or Shachi - Creature with Tiger Head & Fish Body. [online] Available at: http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/shachihoko.html [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | Onmarkproductions.com. (2017). Shachihoko or Shachi - Creature with Tiger Head & Fish Body. [online] Available at: http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/shachihoko.html [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | ||
Moshimoshimo's Room. (2017). Kinshachi, the golden Shachihoko in Nagoya Castle. [online] Available at: https://moshimoshimo.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/kinshachi-the-golden-shachihoko-in-nagoya-castle/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | Moshimoshimo's Room. (2017). Kinshachi, the golden Shachihoko in Nagoya Castle. [online] Available at: https://moshimoshimo.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/kinshachi-the-golden-shachihoko-in-nagoya-castle/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | ||
Nagoya Like It Is. (2017). Brief History of Nagoya castle. [online] Available at: https://nagoyalikeitis.wordpress.com/2017/01/03/brief-history-of-nagoya-castle/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | Nagoya Like It Is. (2017). Brief History of Nagoya castle. [online] Available at: https://nagoyalikeitis.wordpress.com/2017/01/03/brief-history-of-nagoya-castle/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | ||
Nagoyajo.city.nagoya.jp. (2017). Nagoya Castle Official Website. [online] Available at: http://www.nagoyajo.city.nagoya.jp/13_english/index.html [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | Nagoyajo.city.nagoya.jp. (2017). Nagoya Castle Official Website. [online] Available at: http://www.nagoyajo.city.nagoya.jp/13_english/index.html [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | ||
Sasaguchi, R. (2017). Breathing life into the mythical shachihoko / The Japan Times. [online] The Japan Times. Available at: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/01/15/stage/breathing-life-into-the-mythical-shachihoko/#.WiDJHlVl-M8 [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | Sasaguchi, R. (2017). Breathing life into the mythical shachihoko / The Japan Times. [online] The Japan Times. Available at: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/01/15/stage/breathing-life-into-the-mythical-shachihoko/#.WiDJHlVl-M8 [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | ||
Travelko.com. (2017). Nagoya Castle / Recommended attractions in Nagoya, Takayama(Aichi, Gifu) / TRAVELKO. [online] Available at: http://www.travelko.com/locale/en_US/review/jp_5_y9/sightseeing/spot/128220/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | Travelko.com. (2017). Nagoya Castle / Recommended attractions in Nagoya, Takayama(Aichi, Gifu) / TRAVELKO. [online] Available at: http://www.travelko.com/locale/en_US/review/jp_5_y9/sightseeing/spot/128220/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017]. | ||
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Revision as of 23:42, 30 November 2017
| Kinshachi | |||
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| 金鯱 | |||
| Character Data | |||
| AKA | Golden Tiger-Headed Carp, Golden Sachihoko
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| Romaji | Kinshachi
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| Debut | Not Featured Yet | ||
| Cryptid Data | |||
| Classification | Mythological Creature
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| Origin | Japanese
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| F.R.A. | Unknown
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| Based On | Carp, Tiger
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| Read More | Shachihoko
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| Conservation | 
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| Kinshachi | |||
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| 金鯱 | |||
| Character Data | |||
| AKA | Golden Tiger-Headed Carp, Golden Sachihoko
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| Romaji | Kinshachi
| ||
| Debut | Not Featured Yet | ||
| Cryptid Data | |||
| Classification | Mythological Creature
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| Origin | Japanese
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| F.R.A. | Unknown
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| Based On | Carp, Tiger
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| Read More | Shachihoko
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| Conservation |
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| Kinshachi | KF3 | Gallery |
Kinshachi is a type of Friend that first appeared in the second Parco event.
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Origins
A kinshachi is not an animal that exists in the wild, but instead can be found within Japanese mythology. The name 'kinshachi' (金鯱) comes from the characters'金' for 'gold' and '鯱' for 'shachi', which is shorthand for 'shachihoko' (鯱鉾). These two characters, therefore, mean 'golden shachihoko'.
A shachihoko (lit. 'Killer Whale') is also a mythical being. Despite their name, they are comprised of a tiger's head on the body of a large fish. They like to reside in the colder, more northern waters, and their fins and tails always point upward towards Heaven.
The most renowned ability of the shachihoko is its control over water. They can store large amounts of water in their stomachs, and can summon rain clouds to create a downpour wherever they pleased. Due to these two traits, the Japanese favored them as guardian spirits for their homes, placing them on the edges of roofs looking outward. The idea was, should a fire break out in a building a shachihoko was placed on, it would summon rain clouds to help put out the fire.
While shachihoko can be found on palaces, temples, and samurai houses, the golden shachihoko known as kinshachi can only be found on Nagoya Castle. Two golden shachihoko can be found on its roof, as both a statement of power and to protect the castle from fires. They're so famous that they've become the most recognised feature of Nagoya Castle, and recognised as a symbol of the entirety of Nagoya.
The kinshachi were originally made in the Muromachi Era by melting down gold coins and adding a layer over a base of wood and lead. Over the kinshachi's lifespan, they was melted down three times due to economic struggles; once in 1730, again in 1827, and once more in 1846. During World War II, Nagoya Castle suffered major damage and lost the kinshachi as a result. However, in 1959, they were rebuilt alongside other damaged parts of the castle, much to the delight of the residents of Nagoya.
The kinshachi's fame has also been its own downfall. Due to its golden shell, it's been the target of many thieves, both real and fictional. The most famous example of a fictional thief is that of Kinsuke Kakinoki, who attempts to steal the golden scales of the kinshachi by riding a kite to the roof of Nagoya Castle. In real life, a thief tried to make off with 58 of the 110 scales on the kinshachi's bodies in 1937. He was later caught arrested when he tried to sell them off.
Trivia
- The two kinshachi on Nagoya Castle have defined genders; a male and a female.
- The 'Rainmaker' weapon in the video game Splatoon is named the ガチホコ in Japan ('GachiHoko' in Japanese, 'Real Earnest Shachihoko' in English). They're modelled after the kinshachi on Nagoya Tower, and help whoever equips it with torrents of paint as a reference to it's water-manipulating powers.
References
Yokai.com. (2017). Shachihoko. [online] Available at: http://yokai.com/shachihoko/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017].
Onmarkproductions.com. (2017). Shachihoko or Shachi - Creature with Tiger Head & Fish Body. [online] Available at: http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/shachihoko.html [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017].
Moshimoshimo's Room. (2017). Kinshachi, the golden Shachihoko in Nagoya Castle. [online] Available at: https://moshimoshimo.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/kinshachi-the-golden-shachihoko-in-nagoya-castle/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017].
Nagoya Like It Is. (2017). Brief History of Nagoya castle. [online] Available at: https://nagoyalikeitis.wordpress.com/2017/01/03/brief-history-of-nagoya-castle/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017].
Nagoyajo.city.nagoya.jp. (2017). Nagoya Castle Official Website. [online] Available at: http://www.nagoyajo.city.nagoya.jp/13_english/index.html [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017].
Sasaguchi, R. (2017). Breathing life into the mythical shachihoko / The Japan Times. [online] The Japan Times. Available at: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/01/15/stage/breathing-life-into-the-mythical-shachihoko/#.WiDJHlVl-M8 [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017].
Travelko.com. (2017). Nagoya Castle / Recommended attractions in Nagoya, Takayama(Aichi, Gifu) / TRAVELKO. [online] Available at: http://www.travelko.com/locale/en_US/review/jp_5_y9/sightseeing/spot/128220/ [Accessed 1 Dec. 2017].