Like my first childhood soft toy (Pink Rabbit) the names of Raiden-Sama and Rai-Taro are very literal - 'rai' means thunder, 'den' means lightning, 'sama' means master and 'taro' means eldest son.
In some versions of the story, when Rai-Taro reaches the age of 18 he turns into a white dragon and flies away. Perhaps this could be reflected in the costume.
Raiden beats a (taiko) drum, often with a tomoe (not to be confused with tomato or toenail) symbol on. Here is an example:
Apparently the peasant is called Bimbo - I wonder if his name is to be taken as literally as those of the thunder gods...
Urashima
I may be able to utilise my Origami skills after all! Here is an example of the tamatebako, or casket:
Yay =)
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