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Jinmenju

The human-faced tree. Jinmeju or the Ninmenju is a peculiar tree that bear fruits that has face. These fruits are called the Jinmenshi, although having faces, they are incapable of speaking but they can smile and laugh. They even continuously smile or laugh when the fall off the tree. These human-faced fruits are either sweet or sour. They inhabit the mountain valleys. This yokai was also considered to be a kami because of its extraordinary nature.

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