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Oct 12 2010 11 Comments

More sinister Japanese scarecrows

Opting for a similar approach to last year, and in no way content with merely looking sad or strangely serene, this season’s scarecrows are once again set on being sinister.

Or, at the very least, a tad intimidating.

Japanese scarecrows

The addition of raggedy flags only adding to the effect.

Japanese scarecrows

Although for some, equally ragged fashion,

Japanese scarecrows

along with weather affected features, are probably more than enough.

Japanese scarecrows

And definitely so when it comes to this truly frightening figure.

Japanese scarecrows

A face that does away with sinister and deals only in the demonic.

Japanese scarecrows

Categorized: Odd, Photography

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  1. Chris B says

    10/12/2010 at 11:42 am

    I could add that little girl to my outdoor Halloween display 🙂

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    • Lee says

      10/12/2010 at 4:39 pm

      Yes, she certainly wouldn’t look out of place…

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  2. Bernat says

    10/12/2010 at 8:07 pm

    Wonder why they hadn’t made a horror movie about scary scarecrows…

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  3. sixmats says

    10/12/2010 at 9:13 pm

    I think it’s interesting that different regions in Japan have their own style of scarecrows and rice drying.

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  4. thesoulofjapan says

    10/12/2010 at 9:37 pm

    Good choice of imagery for these scarecrows.

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  5. Len says

    10/12/2010 at 9:42 pm

    Rather grisly-looking lot!

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  6. Taro 3Yen.com says

    10/12/2010 at 10:30 pm

    Q: Why do you think those ‘kakashi’ — Japanese scarecrows have heads with realistic hair mounted on a rather plain Styrofoam head that does not look like a proper store mannequin?

    A: To Japanese barber and hairdressing colleges require their students to buy least one and sometimes several practice heads with real hair or the highest quality synthetic hair.
    More of the rest-of-the-story on my site:
    http://news.3yen.com/2010-01-15/japanese-schoolgirls-vs-crows/

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  7. Lizzy says

    10/13/2010 at 4:46 am

    To me the scarecrows definitely seem sinister from further away, but up close they look more “deep in thought”.

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    • Lee says

      10/14/2010 at 7:53 am

      The trouble is Lizzy, what are they thinking about….?

      Reply
  8. Maria says

    10/18/2010 at 12:24 am

    I am pretty sure that birds are more difficult to scare off in Japan.
    Smart and predatory swallows.

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  9. Peta says

    10/30/2010 at 6:12 am

    I like how all the scarecrows in Japan are gaijin 😉

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