Yanagigori

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In the contract of Japanese immigrants it was established that they would be given clothes and shoes suitable for their working tasks; therefore, the majority of them arrived in Peru with minimum baggage. This type of luggage or yanagigori helped them to bring their belongings from Japan.

The inscription on the tablet reads: Anyo Maru, Peru, South America.

Object exhibited at the “Carlos Chiyoteru Hiraoka” Museum of Japanese Immigration to Peru.