800 Human Sculptures Found In This Creepy Japanese Village

Published 8 years ago

Japanese photographer Ken Ohki who goes by the name Yukison was traveling in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, when he stumbled upon one of the creepiest arrays of human-like sculptures scattered around the village of Fureai Sekibutsu no Sato (The Village Where You Can Meet Buddhist Statues).

I felt like I’d accidentally stumbled into some forbidden area. Amazing,” writes Ken on his Twitter account. What he actually stumbled upon was a park with over 800 different stone statues carved in the likeness of Buddhist deities and people close to the park’s founder Mutsuo Furukawa. His idea was to make this park a popular tourist destination, where people would come to relax. Nice idea, sure. But as the time passed the statues lost that relaxation quality about them and now give away a way more creepy vibe.

Just imagine yourself making the same discovery alone. At night. With no help in sight. Yeah… Relaxing.

More info: yukison (h/t: rocketnews24)

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Meet Mutsuo Furukawa, the creator of The Village Where You Can Meet Buddhist Statues

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His idea was to make this park a popular tourist destination, where people would come to relax

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So he filled the park with over 800 different stone statues

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Those are carved in the likeness of Buddhist deities

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And people close to the park’s founder

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But as the time passed the statues lost that relaxation quality about them…

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And now give away a way more creepy vibe

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For more weird villages in Japan, head over right here.

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