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Strange statues and folklore haunt Japan's Yokai town

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Jan 21, 2025
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Fukusaki (福崎町) is a town located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kunio Yanagita, a scholar and folklorist who has been called the father of Japanese folklore studies, was born in this town of 20,000 people. The town has striking statues of Yokai ( supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore) spread around.

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