Peacocks are large birds with bright blue and green colors and are famous for their iridescent tails.

Because of its habit of attacking poisonous snakes and scorpions to protect its eggs and chicks, the peacock was incorporated into Buddhist beliefs under the name “Peacock King” as a symbol of warding off evil spirits.

In Japan, there is a record in the Nihon Shoki (the oldest chronicles of Japan) that peacocks were presented as a gift from Silla in 598. In the Edo period (1603-1867), a teahouse where visitors could drink tea while watching peacocks appeared in Osaka and was called “peacock teahouse”.