Small birds are considered symbols of freedom and joy because they fly freely in the sky.
Their chirps are also said to soothe the soul and bring a sense of happiness.
It is said that a small bird entering your home is a sign of good fortune.
 
 
Takaoka ironware, as a traditional Japanese craft, continues to convey high technology and aesthetic sense to the present day. Takaoka ironware is a general term for iron products produced mainly in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. Its history is long, beginning in the early Edo period when Maeda Toshinaga, the lord of the Kaga domain, summoned seven casters to Takaoka and had them open a foundry.