Yase Dōji (original) (raw)

Yase Dōji (八瀬童子, Yase Dōji, Yaseno Dōji, or Hase Dōji) is the term used for the people of Yase, in Sakyō district, Kyoto, Japan who by tradition bore the sōkaren or portable bier upon which the imperial coffin was placed. In 2010, 741 historical materials relating to the Yase Dōji were designated as Important Cultural Properties.