Runway of the saints

The hundreds of Jizo figures at Zojo-ji temple always turn heads…

but some just have that extra fashion flare!

Whether the Jizo-san’s family gives a tongue-in-cheek nod to the traditional red cap and bib…

mixes it up with new colors and handmade style…

accessorizes with all the latest trends in Jizo fashion…

dresses their Jizo-san in the latest kid gear…

or knits a super seasonal sweater to be the cutest Jizo in the class…

it always cheers me up to see these memorials to lost children being so lovingly cared for.

And if you know someone who’s planning a Japan trip, here are all the places I take my friends when they come to town…

Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly e-magazine Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had

Published by Jonelle Patrick

Writes all the Japan things.

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