Japanese hare, with his features naturalistically rendered, with seal "Shosai chu".
Japanese believes that Rabbits only drive on forward and don't step back, so they have been considered lucky as a symbol of advancement. Also, the rabbit is a symbol of cleverness and self-devotion, and appears in myths. In old days, it was a symbol of Spring.

銅“正斎鋳”野兔，其身毛髮鑄刻極為細緻，使其觀感真實生動。日本信奉兔子一路向前從不回頭的精神，因此他們將兔子作為幸運和前進的象徵。並且，兔子在神話中也以聰慧與自我奉獻的形象出現。在以前，兔子也是春日的形象。