Hokkaido's mysterious stone sculpture

Hokkaido's mysterious stone sculpture

A palm-size stone sculpture found inside a hollow Japanese yew in Imakane town in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido in 1976 is shown on Sept. 9, 2015. The identity of the sculpture and where it came from still remain a mystery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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