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Rice field under a Torii Gate, Japan

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Japanese lucky cat - 招き猫

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Chinese or Japanese ? Neko chan (endearing term for cat) in Kimonos! Japan. S)

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black light cream fortune cat Dobby fabric by Cosmo from Japan 2

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nieyta brvorac (russian girl) by castiellightworkers8 on DeviantArt

yanari

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Little demons that produce the creaking sounds heard in old houses. From The Kaibutsu Ehon ("Illustrated Book of Monsters"), an 1881 book featuring woodblock prints of yōkai, or creatures from Japanese folklore. 1y nieyta brvorac (russian girl) by castiellightworkers8 on DeviantArt

Rokurokubi are demons found in Japanese folklore.... - explaining ...

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Snow man and Yaie in black Christmas Wrapping Paper by yaietokyo

Kappa are legendary creatures

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a type of water sprite found in Japanese folklore. However they are also considered to be a part of Cryptozoology, due to claims of sightings.

vintage doll

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Vintage Ningyo/Japanese doll

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Japanese checkered doll

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wiccan symbol for the witches by yaietokyo

Miss Kagawa? one of the Friendship Dolls of 1927 sent from Japan to the USA

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Ichimatsu doll by Kyoko NISHIKIORI, Japan

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Japanese Ichimatsu doll

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yaie monster manga anime pinback button by yaietokyo

by Mieko Minazumi

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Lovely trio of girls, by Japanese doll artists Mieko Minazumi (Minazumi, Mieko)

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Examples of the artist's sculptural cloth art dolls, made with molded felt and other fabrics to create expressions that fall somewhere between traditional Japanese anime and manga characterizations and realistic expressions of children, Japan, 2000-10, by Mieko Minazumi.

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