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In some regions of Aomori the ubiquitous Torii gates outside Shinto shrines have a little twist; they are decorated with statues of Oni (鬼), or something vaguely like a Western ogre.
There are around 35 shrines with such statues around Aomori prefecture in the north of Honshu island.
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