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Two scarecrows in hats and backpacks look towards the mountains beyond Niegawa-juku in Chichibu.

A handmade scarecrow in Niegawa-juku raises one leg while holding a long wooden tool.

Sansai soba at Fukushimaya in Chichibu, topped with green mountain vegetables, mushrooms, spring onion and maitake tempura.

Houses and fields beneath layers of wooded mountains in Chichibu.

An uphill road through trees, with signs pointing towards Hounji Temple.

Object preserved at Hounji Temple in Chichibu as a dragon bone, displayed behind glass with visible teeth and jaw-like features.

Shiroku Station’s low building and bilingual station sign, with mountains behind it.

A rounded stone with pale shell fossils resembling eyes and a mouth, displayed in a gold-backed case at Chinsekikan.

The old exterior of Pari Shokudo, with its Japanese restaurant lettering.

Sauce katsudon at Pari Shokudo, with sauce-coated pork cutlets covering most of the rice in a lidded bowl.

A green-striped Chichibu Railway train beside a rural road, with wooded mountains behind it.

A plant-filled restaurant frontage with Japanese signs, an outdoor menu and diners visible through the window.

Two Google Lens views of the same Japanese curry menu, before and after English camera translation.

Green tea in a patterned ceramic cup on a wooden restaurant counter.

A rolled white hand towel in a clear wrapper rests on a small wooden tray.

A small appetiser in a white square dish beside a drink on a wooden counter.

A dim covered passage leading to small eateries lit by red and white lanterns.

Golden Shō Kannon rising above Entsuji Temple, with rows of balconies on either side of the modern temple building in Tokyo.

Ghost Jizō statue at Kofukuji Temple in Takanawa, Tokyo.

White fox statue leaning over dark volcanic rock, with several other foxes and a small shrine behind it at Keihin Fushimi Inari Shrine.

Side view of Yūrei Jizō, showing how little the relief projects from the stone slab.

Kankan Jizō standing beside less-worn neighbouring stone figures at Anyoin Temple.

Dense rows of maneki-neko figures filling outdoor shelves at Gotokuji Temple.

Black and white fox statues in different poses at Keihin Fushimi Inari Shrine.

The large Kubikiri Jizō rising behind smaller stone Jizō figures in the grounds of Enmeiji Temple.

Entsuji Temple courtyard with the giant Kannon above and the historic Kuro-mon visible below.

The Echizen Daibutsu temple complex in Katsuyama, Fukui.

A row of stone Buddhist figures beside ordinary houses near Seidaiji.

The enormous main gate of Seidaiji with a small toilet sign near the steps.

A Niō guardian standing between the columns of Seidaiji's main gate.

The Great Buddha Hall across Seidaiji's courtyard.

Birushana Nyorai seated before a gold-and-black halo in the Great Buddha Hall.

Attendant figures and rows of smaller Buddhist images inside the hall.

Rows of Buddhist figures in wall niches inside the Great Buddha Hall.

The omou tsubo jar where visitors can place notes about the three poisons.

The five-storey pagoda rising behind the temple buildings.

Stone figures at the edge of Seidaiji's artificial sea of clouds.

The Great Buddha Hall in artificial mist and rain.

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum's silver, egg-shaped building against the hills of Katsuyama.

Small bright green dinosaur figure supporting a car-park barrier at Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum.

Silver egg-shaped Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum building against the hills of Katsuyama.

Long escalator descending through the central atrium of Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, with visitors below.

Fossilised horseshoe-crab tracks crossing a pale slab of stone in the museum.

Horseshoe crab fossil at the end of its preserved trail.

Replica Camarasaurus skeleton lying in the position in which it was found in Wyoming.

Main exhibition hall filled with mounted dinosaur skeletons at Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum.

Jurassic forest diorama with a long-necked dinosaur rising among trees at the museum.

Excavation display with measuring staff, hammer and broken rock at Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum.

Plated dinosaur skeleton viewed along its back towards a comparatively small head.

Dinosaur armour above the ribs, with supporting metalwork visible between the bones.

Scutellosaurus lawleri skeleton with a long tail and small pieces of armour along its back.

Rows of dinosaur figures and toys in the museum shop.

Large animatronic Tyrannosaurus outside Fukui Station, with two visitors in the foreground, one pointing toward it.

Large dinosaur mural covering the west-side wall of Fukui Station, seen across the station forecourt and road traffic.

Full-scale Fukuititan animatronic in the Dinosaur Plaza outside Fukui Station, with people nearby.

Hokuriku Shinkansen train stopped at Fukui Station.

Illuminated JR Fukui Station sign above the platform area.

Full-scale parent Triceratops monument with a smaller child Triceratops beside it outside Fukui Station.

Green Pteranodon Sanctuary sign on a lamp post near Fukui Station.

Cartoon dinosaur crossing warning sign beside a street near Fukui Station.

Small dinosaur figure in a white coat and red bow tie sitting on a bench with a baby pteranodon on its lap.

Wooden full-body Fukuiraptor skeleton displayed inside the Fukui Station area.

Large illuminated Jurassic Echizen stained-glass artwork filled with dinosaurs and Fukui landmarks at Echizen Railway Fukui Station.

Three-metre Fukuiraptor model made from LEGO bricks, with a display panel and small LEGO-built scenes around its feet.

Maruoka Castle keep rising above its stone walls and trees in Fukui.

Maruoka Castle's wooden keep with white plaster walls and stone base.

View of modern Maruoka through a dark wooden opening inside Maruoka Castle keep.

Extremely steep wooden staircase with a hand rope inside Maruoka Castle.

Exposed dark wooden roof beams inside the upper floor of Maruoka Castle keep.

View across Maruoka and the Sakai Plain from an upper floor of Maruoka Castle.

Damaged stone shachi roof ornament preserved at Maruoka Castle after falling in the Fukui Earthquake.

Boat-shaped Ushigashima stone coffin displayed on the Maruoka Castle hill.

Columnar cliffs of Tojinbo rising above the Sea of Japan in Fukui, with Oshima visible across the water.

Visitors walking directly across the exposed rocks at Tojinbo, with the Sea of Japan beyond.

Exposed rock ledge at Tojinbo dropping directly toward the Sea of Japan below.

Vertical columnar-jointed rock formations forming the cliff face at Tojinbo.

Waves breaking against the dark columnar cliffs of Tojinbo.

Visitors standing among the large rock formations at Tojinbo, showing the scale of the cliffs.

Stone monument bearing the name Tojinbo among trees near the cliffs in Fukui.

Hello Kitty figure outside a shop in the tourist shopping street near Tojinbo.

Minion figure positioned behind a shop counter in the tourist shopping street near Tojinbo.

Seafood rice bowl topped with sweet shrimp and assorted local seafood near Tojinbo.

Bowl of Echizen soba served near Tojinbo in Fukui.

Low-angle view of Tojinbo Tower beneath a cloudy sky, showing the red-trimmed observation deck and weathered support column.

Sea of Japan and surrounding coastline seen from the observation deck of Tojinbo Tower.

Coastal landscape and trees seen from Tojinbo Tower, with the famous Tojinbo cliff face hidden from view.

One-hundred-yen heart-rate and stress-check machine on the observation floor of Tojinbo Tower.

Figure of Hotei displayed on the observation deck of Tojinbo Tower.

Frontal low-angle view of Tojinbo Tower with its name displayed across the base.

Entrance to Tojinbo Tower with older signage and the tower structure rising above it.

Hand-painted Tojinbo-themed sign inside the lower area of Tojinbo Tower.

Collection of carved wooden animals displayed outside Tojinbo Tower.

A large dinosaur model with bared teeth in foliage inside Ancient Restaurant Dinosaur in Yamato.

A giant dinosaur mouth frames the restaurant entrance beside a sign saying Come in.

Dinosaur bones displayed at ground level in the restaurant scenery.

A dinosaur model looking out from the restaurant's prehistoric scenery.

Chicken with tomato sauce and shredded cabbage salad on a plate.

Tokumori bara-don at Sato no Udon in Fujisawa, with glazed pork belly and sesame seeds over shredded cabbage and rice.

The brick-fronted exterior of Sato no Udon’s Fujisawa branch, with a large bara-don banner beside the entrance.

The wooden counter at Sato no Udon’s Fujisawa branch, facing the open kitchen.

A whole hanjuku tamago-ten, a soft-yolk tempura egg, sitting in sauce in a small bowl.

The hanjuku tamago-ten split open, with its orange yolk flowing into the sauce.

Ten pieces of Gongorō chikara mochi coated in smooth red bean paste inside their open box.

The wooden storefront of Chikaramochiya in Sakanoshita, Kamakura.

A red postbox outside Chikaramochiya with an umbrella leaning against it.

Boxes of chikara mochi inside Chikaramochiya, with the gyūhi version on the upper shelf.

Fukumen manjū shaped like faces, displayed at Chikaramochiya.

Box of Gongorō chikara mochi with its green same-day label and a paper bag beside it.

Chikaramochiya leaflet showing an illustration of strength stones and a map of Kamakura.

A piece of Gongorō chikara mochi opened to reveal white rice cake beneath the bean paste.

A giant ginkgo beside Goryō Shrine in Zushi, its roots spreading across the shaded grounds.

The wooden torii at Goryō Shrine, with the approach climbing into the trees.

The giant ginkgo, its spreading roots and a stone guardian sharing the shrine grounds.

A stone guardian with a much smaller lion twisting beneath its front paw at Goryō Shrine.

The other stone guardian resting a paw on its carved ball at Goryō Shrine.

Small flowers growing beside weathered stone steps in the sacred woodland at Goryō Shrine.

Vanilla Gyo-ice with fish powder, wasabi and a fish-bone cracker.

Horohoro-don topped with smoked fish flakes, salmon roe and nori at Enoshima Koya.

Broth served for pouring over Horohoro-don at Enoshima Koya.

Enoshima Koya restaurant sign in Katase, Fujisawa.

Two large prawn tempura pieces covered with egg and onion over rice at Minemoto in Kamakura.

Wooden Minemoto sign, paper lanterns and menu displays outside the Komachi-dori branch.

Kamakura-don in a red-and-black bowl with tofu, pickles and side dishes at Minemoto.

Japanese-style Catholic church with a tiled roof, white plaster walls and timber framing in Katase near Enoshima.

Cross beneath the tiled eaves and angel reliefs on the white wall of Katase Catholic Church.

Interior of Katase Catholic Church with timber columns, wooden ceiling, altar and crucifix.

Coffered wooden ceiling inside Katase Catholic Church.

Catholic altar framed by timber and tokonoma alcoves inside Katase Catholic Church.

Our Lady of Lourdes displayed as a Christian hanging scroll in a tokonoma at Katase Catholic Church.

The Holy Family displayed as a Christian hanging scroll in a tokonoma at Katase Catholic Church.

Madonna of the Morning Star showing the Virgin and Child above a Japanese landscape with Mount Fuji.

Western-style wooden priest’s residence on the grounds of Katase Catholic Church.

Colourful seafood bowl with sashimi, salmon roe, shirasu and other seafood at Kinokuniya Shokudo near Katase-Enoshima.

Five-step Petitcalator escalator in the basement of Kawasaki More’s, the Guinness World Record holder for the world’s shortest escalator.

Five ordinary stairs leading to the five moving steps of the Petitcalator inside Kawasaki More’s in Kawasaki.

White fox statue leaning over dark volcanic rock, with several other foxes and a small shrine behind it at Keihin Fushimi Inari Shrine.

Two stone fox statues posed together among dark rocks at Keihin Fushimi Inari Shrine.

Stone fox statues tucked inside a dark hollow in the shrine’s rocky landscape.

Pale stone fox statues in varied poses among dark volcanic rocks at Keihin Fushimi Inari Shrine.

White fox statue wearing a dark decorative bib and balancing a gold-coloured object on its head.

Stone fox statues on rocks with a small green frog figure visible among them.

Bronze statue of shrine founder Tomizawa Kanju rising behind rows of vermilion torii gates.

Stone fox statues positioned among black volcanic rocks and greenery at Keihin Fushimi Inari Shrine.

Large stone fox statue wearing a red bib beside the entrance area of Keihin Fushimi Inari Shrine.

Painted miniature Mount Fuji rising from volcanic rock inside Keihin Fushimi Inari Shrine.

Miniature Mount Fuji beside a stone monument marking the shrine’s Mount Fuji worship site.

Numerous fox statues surrounding the rocky edge of Shōfuku Pond at Keihin Fushimi Inari Shrine.

Kenchinjiru set at Tenshin-an in Kita-Kamakura, with an amber bowl of vegetable soup and two nori-wrapped rice balls.

A glass pitcher of water at Tenshin-an, arranged with colourful Kamakura vegetables.

Tenshin-an's name above a display of ceramics, with calligraphy for Zen tea and matcha.

Stone marker for Kenchoji Temple beside a road in Kita-Kamakura.

Kenchinjiru set at Tenshin-an with salt-seasoned rice balls, simmered vegetables and pickles.

Tenshin-an's moss parfait, with matcha-dusted ice cream and castella in a square container.

Tatami zazen room at Tenshin-an with cushions, hanging calligraphy and a folding screen.

Garden greenery and stepping stones framed by the round window of Tenshin-an's tatami room.

Visitors standing beneath the wooden Sanmon gate at Kenchōji Temple in Kamakura.

Kenchōji Temple’s 2.7-tonne bronze bell, a National Treasure cast in 1255.

The Unryūzu dragon painting across the Dharma Hall ceiling at Kenchōji Temple, with hanging paper streamers below.

A Thousand-Armed Kannon beneath the Dharma Hall ceiling, flanked by blue-and-white vases painted with dragons.

A seated Daruma statue on the path toward Hanzōbō at Kenchōji Temple, backed by bamboo.

Red gateway of Kōkōdō tunnel in Kamakura, with faded food signs and a dark pedestrian passage beneath the rock.

Kōkōdō’s red gateway beside the railway tracks in Kita-Kamakura.

A boarded opening in the rough rock wall inside Kōkōdō tunnel.

A weathered board over a blocked tunnel opening, carrying a dog-mess notice.

A blue house and utility poles seen from inside Kōkōdō tunnel.

The unadorned hillside entrance to Kōkōdō tunnel, seen from the residential side.

A large black stone stag beetle beside the Mushizuka inscription in a bamboo grove at Kenchōji Temple.

Close view of a polished black stone stag beetle with fallen bamboo leaves on its back at Mushizuka, Kenchōji Temple.

A reddish stone insect with a long curved snout emerging from a rough stone base.

The Japanese inscription explaining the purpose of Mushizuka beside a small weathered stone shrine.

Forty earth-toned wire-mesh cases arranged in a spiral around the central insect sculpture at Mushizuka.

A blue-green and red beetle relief set into a rough stone.

A stone dragonfly relief with pale mottled wings and a red body.

Reclining stone cat on top of the Nekozuka memorial in Yokohama.

Weathered stone memorials among trees and roots at Nekozuka in Yokohama.

Reclining stone cat stretched across the top of the modern Nekozuka monument.

Small seated stone cat beside older memorial stones at Nekozuka, with coins and a drink bottle nearby.

Ofuna Kannon rising above the approach steps at Ofuna Kannonji Temple in Kamakura.

Ofuna Kannon visible above the town near Ofuna Station in Kamakura.

Front view of the large white Ofuna Kannon bust on a hill in Kamakura.

Devotional space with an altar inside the Ofuna Kannon statue.

Rows of small Buddhist figures in the Sentai-butsu memorial inside Ofuna Kannon.

Folded paper cranes near the peace memorials at Ofuna Kannonji Temple.

Ofuna Kannon seen above flowers in the temple grounds.

Thin sheets of soba over ice, topped with wasabi and radish sprouts at Minemoto in Kamakura.

Octagonal dish of soba sashimi beside a separate bowl of soy sauce.

Dark entrance to Taya Cave at Jōsenji Temple, framed by greenery and pale hydrangeas.

Kōbō Daishi wearing a pilgrim’s hat and holding a staff in Jōsenji Temple’s garden.

Wooden candle holders beneath the notice prohibiting photography inside Taya Cave.

Soft toys hanging above rows of stone Jizō figures in a small hall.

Stone Jizō figures wearing knitted wraps and patterned cloth.

A stone lantern and green garden above Taya Cave at Jōsenji Temple.

White angular arches and wooden pews leading towards the cross inside Yukinoshita Catholic Church in Kamakura.

Three paintings by Kayoko Murata depicting Kamakura’s Christian history behind a stone baptismal font.

The gabled façade, image of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and bell tower of Yukinoshita Catholic Church.

A smaller altar and crucifix between coloured glass windows, with plants and a folding chair nearby.

Red steps leading to the entrance of Yukinoshita Catholic Church, with its sign beside the doorway.

Polished steel spheres on the terraces of the Minamata Memorial, with Minamata Bay and its distant shore behind them.

Glass entrance to the Minamata Disease Municipal Museum, with its name written in Japanese above the doors.

A curving waterfront path beside pale grass, lamps and Minamata Bay beneath a cloudy sky.

Coloured granules and three sample craft pictures, including a Kumamon design, displayed on a table.

A sofa with soft toys at one end of a sunlit hall, with a large window behind it.

A small stone figure on a grassy lawn with the character for “dream” carved into its front.

An angular green-patinated sculpture beside chained waterfront posts, with the bay behind it.

A waterfront path curving beside chained posts and Minamata Bay, with mountains on the horizon.

Akaushi don at yoka-yoka in Kumamoto, with rare seared beef arranged around an onsen egg and wasabi.

Akaushi don on a table at yoka-yoka in Kumamoto, with an onsen egg, wasabi, a beer glass and a soup bowl nearby.

A classroom of handmade scarecrows seated at desks in Miyajidake Scarecrow Village in Amakusa, Kumamoto.

Handmade scarecrows stand along the balcony of the former school at Miyajidake Scarecrow Village.

Handmade scarecrows gather around a wooden table in the exhibition at Miyajidake Scarecrow Village.

A group of handmade scarecrows stands beside the old school washbasins.

A handmade scarecrow sits at a desk beside a school backpack and classroom display.

Handmade scarecrows sit around a low table at a wedding scene with a shamisen player and television.

An older handmade scarecrow and a child sit beside baskets and straw-working tools.

Two handmade scarecrows work together on the straw body of another scarecrow.

A Doraemon-like handmade scarecrow stands beside a sign inviting visitors to take a souvenir photograph.

White façade, three arched entrances and a domed tower at Ōe Catholic Church in Amakusa.

Bust of Father Garnier on a stone pedestal beside Ōe Church.

Tiled roofs and fields in Ōe, with the sea visible between wooded hills.

Ōe Church seen from the approach, with its Japanese name carved into a stone marker.

Father Garnier’s grave beside Ōe Church, with a tall stone cross and flowers at its base.

Golden Buddha carved directly into a living tree at Tatzu Butzu in Tsunagi, Kumamoto, with another figure visible deeper in the grove.

Close view of a golden Buddha carved directly into the trunk of a living ubamegashi tree at Tatzu Butzu.

Several golden Buddha figures scattered among living trees in the Tatzu Butzu grove.

Close view of one of the golden Buddha carvings on a living tree at Tatzu Butzu.

Golden Buddha partly hidden among the trees in the Tatzu Butzu grove.

Wide view of stones arranged among trees in YANAGI Yukinori’s Ishidama Garden in Tsunagi.

Split stone in Ishidama Garden containing the hidden sound system used to play human voices.

Close view of three golden child figures of Kazenko with outstretched arms and bent knees against the sky in Tsunagi, Kumamoto.

Kazenko above a bridge, with a tiled-roof house, wooded hills and pink flowers in Tsunagi.

The golden figure Sofu stands with raised hands above Akebono Bridge, with hills behind.

The golden figure Kunpu holds a leafy twig in his mouth on Tsunagi Ohashi Bridge.

Polished abstract sculpture Time Capsule beside a directional sign at Green Gate.

Standing Sphere—Birth, a slender figure emerging from a sphere beside a river and stone bridge.

Bokka: a woman holding a leaf and a rearing goat, with Tsunagi and the sea behind.

The bronze sculpture Chiyo, a woman beckoning to a horse outside Tsunagi Station.

Enmei Tabako Jizō inside a small wooden shrine in Yudanaka, wearing green cloth beneath purple curtains, with flowers and cigarettes in a stone container in front.

Cigarettes placed in a stone container in front of Enmei Tabako Jizō in Yudanaka.

A seated figure flanked by two maneki-neko, surrounded by hornet nests inside Hachi Tengoku in Nagano.

Hachi no Mori Shrine at Hachi Tengoku, with a torii and large hornet nests.

Display photograph of Hachi Tengoku founder Yoshikuni Shiozawa surrounded by live hornets.

Interior of Hachi Tengoku filled with hornet-nest artworks.

Swan-shaped hornet-nest artwork at Hachi Tengoku.

Electric fan incorporated into a hornet-nest artwork at Hachi Tengoku.

Hornet-nest artwork incorporating a Shinkansen train at Hachi Tengoku.

Space-shuttle hornet-nest artwork at Hachi Tengoku.

Tortoise figure carrying a large hornet nest at Hachi Tengoku.

Hachi Fuji, the Mount Fuji-shaped composite hornet nest made from 160 joined nests.

Walnut soba at Furusato no Kusabue with walnut paste and dipping sauce.

Walnut ohagi at Furusato no Kusabue in Tōmi, Nagano.

Colourful taco rice at PICO Shokudo in Shuri, topped with chunky pork, vegetables, avocado, cheese and an onsen egg.

Bottle of Orion The Draft beer on a wooden table at PICO Shokudo in Okinawa.

Street-level view of the building containing PICO Shokudo beside Shuri Station, with signs for the second-floor restaurant.

Four giant face-and-feet sculptures lined up outside the entrance to Dotonbori Hotel in Osaka.

One of the four giant face-and-feet sculptures outside Dotonbori Hotel, photographed from the front.

One of the four giant face-and-feet sculptures outside Dotonbori Hotel, photographed from the front.

Moustached giant face-and-feet sculpture outside Dotonbori Hotel.

One of the four giant face-and-feet sculptures outside Dotonbori Hotel, photographed from the front.

Moss-covered Mizukake Fudō at Hozenji Temple in Osaka, surrounded by stone lanterns and flowers.

A visitor at the moss-covered Mizukake Fudō during the water-splashing ritual at Hozenji Temple.

Close view of thick green moss covering Mizukake Fudō at Hozenji Temple.

Water and ladles beside the moss-covered Mizukake Fudō at Hozenji Temple in Osaka.

Hozenji Temple tucked into the streets of Osaka’s Minami district.

Freshly fried kushikatsu skewers served on a metal tray at Kikuya in Osaka’s Shinsekai.

The small counter and glass ingredient case inside Kikuya in Shinsekai, Osaka.

A skewer of doteyaki, tender beef tendon coated in a sweet white-miso-based sauce, at Kikuya.

Giant lion-head Shishi-den at Namba Yasaka Shrine in Osaka, with its open mouth forming a stage above visitors in the courtyard.

Stone komainu in the foreground with the much larger lion-head Shishi-den behind it at Namba Yasaka Shrine.

The giant open-mouthed Shishi-den seen through the entrance area of Namba Yasaka Shrine, with visitors in the courtyard.

Close view of the Shishi-den's giant green lion face, golden teeth, eyes and nose at Namba Yasaka Shrine.

Main sanctuary building at Namba Yasaka Shrine, decorated with shimenawa and lanterns.

White sacred horse statue beneath a small roofed structure in the grounds of Namba Yasaka Shrine.

Stone monument marking the birthplace of Namba negi green onions in the grounds of Namba Yasaka Shrine.

Full-length concrete figure of the Beautiful Girl of Okegawa in a swimsuit, standing beside a stone plaque bearing her name in Saitama.

The Beautiful Girl of Okegawa displayed beside an ordinary suburban road in Okegawa, Saitama.

A panda holding a flag reading ‘Go, Japan’ beside the Beautiful Girl of Okegawa roadside sculpture.

Lion figure displayed beside the Beautiful Girl of Okegawa roadside sculpture group.

The full roadside group in Okegawa: the Beautiful Girl, a panda and a lion displayed together.

Interior of Pari Shokudo in Chichibu, with old tables and chairs, wall posters, shelves and a kettle resting on a stove.

Daruma and other objects displayed inside the old interior of Pari Shokudo.

Plaque identifying Café Pari as a nationally registered Tangible Cultural Property.

Entrance of Pari Shokudo in Chichibu, with noren curtains, display cases and old signage.

The museum director pours water into the back of a stone, producing two streams that resemble tears.

Display cabinets filled with stones inside Chinsekikan.

A narrow stone displayed in front of a reproduction of The Scream.

A pale stone with an asymmetrical face labelled Left Hook.

Three face-like stones, with the small central stone given a detailed description of a man concealing back pain.

A stone with a sideways expression and two handwritten labels.

A face-like stone mounted on a wooden cross among other character stones.

A large patterned stone beneath an open illustrated reference book.

An ammonite fossil with an iridescent red and green surface.

A stone resembling a cluster of towers and rocky pinnacles on a fitted wooden base.

Rows of vintage cameras in a glass display cabinet.

Yoshiko Hayama and her husband standing beneath the Chinsekikan sign.

An elongated face-like stone with a handwritten label reading Maro.

Garden and pond at Hounji Temple in Chichibu, surrounded by trees and temple buildings.

Painted temple panel illustrating the legend associated with Hounji’s Kannon and mysterious mirror.

Mirror displayed at Hounji Temple and traditionally associated with Yang Guifei.

Side view of the object preserved at Hounji as a dragon bone, showing teeth and jaw-like structure behind glass.

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