In western countries, bats often represent ominous omens, such as followers
of Count Dracula or the Devil. So bats on the items are often eerie. Halloween
is the day that the dead revive and come back so bats are grouped along
with other eerie creatures such as witches, ghosts and spiders but these
days Hallloween is a kind of children's festival and bat costumes are somehow
humorous and cute.
In China bats are lucky symbols and often used on buildings, belongings
and costumes from Ming and Ching Era. Japan was affected by China and in
Edo Era bats are a kind of fashion from overseas regarded as smart and
they had bats in yukatas ( summer cotton kimono) or sword hilts.
Today there are many good bat designs and bats are no longer odd thing..
Bat items arond the world
Taiwan (Last updated June 1999)
China (Last updated June 2006)
Australia(Last updated August 2009)
Phillippine（Last updated August 2004)
Native American(May 2005)
Malaysia (September 2004)
Bali (September 2009)
Costa Rica (September 2009)
Thailand (September 2009)
Bat items around Japan
Minami Daito Island (April 2003 Minami Daito has an endemic species of flying fox used it
to boost islands)
Erabu Island and the Tokara Islands（Last Updated September 2009) These island had a total solar eclipse this
July and made some commemorative souvenirs).
The Ogasawara Islands(June 2008）
Nasu Higland Park （October 2008）This theme park has a bat designed roller coaster.)
The Bat Cave at Saiko
Others（Last Updated June 2008)
Bat conservation organization
Bat Conservation Trust (April 2003）
Bat Conservation International
The Bat Study and Conservation Group of Japan（February 2002）
Others
T-shirts
Stuffed bats
Plastic bats
Accessory
Decoratings
Postcards
Stationery
Stickers
Vessels
Halloween
Character goods
Others
Cap&Socks etc
Movable toy
Others
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