The youkai of Fukusaki, Gajiro playing shogi

Sun, January 13, 2019, by
One year ago in Fukusaki, right in front of the train station was installed this "youkai bench", representing the kappa Gajiro playing shogi. Today there are 9 such benches in the town, were you can relax next several Japanese folkloric monsters.

Fukusaki, in Hyogo Prefecture, is the birth town of the folklorist Kunio Yanagita, and the kappa Ganjiro, a character from one of Kunio Yanagita books, is today the mascot of the city.

Gajiro playing shogi, Fukusaki, Hyogo
EXIF info:

Nikon Df
Lens: VR 28-300mm F/3.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 28mm
Aperture: F/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/500s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 400


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