Located in the Kanmangafuchi area of Nikko, these stone Jizo statues are lined up in front of a wall and stretch a hundred meters or so, looking down upon the Daiyagawa River. Jizo are the protectors of the souls of travelers and unborn children. The statues here are also known as “Bake Jizo” or “Ghost Jizo” apparently because each time you count them, the total never comes out the same! Or perhaps it is because some of the statues have lost their heads (in earthquakes? floods?). However, those heads sit next to the Jizo bodies; forever together, but forever apart.
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Nikko's Narabi Jizo Statues
74 stone statues stretch out for 100 meters near river
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Elena Lisina
4 years ago
Amazing! I hope to visit this place in summer. Thanks!
Justin Velgus
9 years ago
Beautiful during the day, but "ghosts" with missing heads sound a little scary at night!
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