This Buddhist Statue Has a Weird Face

A “Nani Kore” worthy Jizo statue in Hachioji, Tokyo:

Apparently the statues have been there for over a hundred years, and the weird face we now see on one of them was added sometime in the early Showa period. The statue had somehow lost its head, and a new makeshift head was created by sticking together some stones.

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5 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - July 8, 2010 at 5:19 am

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Kalinin

LMAO!!!
Yayalala

…. this is the FIRST thing I want to see when I go to Tokyo later this year. Forget Hachiko, forget Tokyo Tower, forget Odaiba!
Glyndwr

Now this is news! Thanks Probe. Could it be designated a site of national cultural importance?
Jerry

I have a feeling a meme is gonna come out of this.
ufo_jesus

EEEHHH?????????????

This Buddhist Statue Has a Weird Face

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