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.

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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