Why? They're just little haniwa, we had them in Aizu. Well, they don't look exactly like these ones... [ Theirs usually had legs and sometimes weird kinda horses accompanying them, but to Tama's limited understanding, a haniwa is just a haniwa. ] But people found them and would put them at shrines, I think?

[ The look from Minakami is a little harder to get in to than the discussion of silly lil' clay friends, but it's enough that he does stop touching the haniwa, and sort of fold his arms uncomfortably over his chest. Minakami is easy to read, but Matoba is harder...still, he can guess, and tilts his head to the side with a sigh. ] Matoba-san, this is my friend Minakami- we grew up together in Aizu. Matoba is an...exorcist, who specializes in yokai. [ He hadn't hesitated over the subject before, so the pause is some attempt to express the 'yeah' the only way he can to his friend. ] He helped me out when I got too close to the river, when I first arrived.