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Cold demons

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A couple of "oni" (demons) keep each other warm on the rocks as the weather turns chilly in Onidashi-en, Karuizawa, in Nagano Prefecture.

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So does the evil connotation of "demon" not translate to the modern "oni"? I don't get it.

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Looks like a ninja turtle and ET hugging each other.

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What's with the Japanese and demons? I was raised to despise them not embrace them... I don't know...

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i wudn't travel all the way to Karuizawa for that creature...waste of my time..

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theyre killing each other!

No, oni is a lovable creature in Japan.

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theyre killing each other!

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Karuizawa is one of my favorite places to go in the fall. Just wish I could afford to have a villa there.

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This is the greatest picture ever! Ichiko should get an award!

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Ah, when it gets cold, there's nothing like a cuddle.

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