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Unborn Children Cemetery in Okazaki, Japan

In Japan, Jizo is one of the most loved of all Japanese divinities. His statues are a common sight, especially by roadsides and in graveyards. Traditionally, he is seen as the guardian of unborn, aborted, miscarried, and stillborn babies and children who died before their parents.

 

 

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Uploaded on April 30, 2015
Taken on November 4, 2012