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+---
+title: "Happy Monks"
+date: 2023-04-19T04:53:09-07:00
+series: 2023-japan
+categories: Travel
+tags: ["Temples", "Buildings", "Nature", "Gardens", "日本"]
+---
+
+These cute little stone statues of happy, smiling monks were all over
+[{{% ruby Hase-dera ja %}}長谷寺{{% /ruby %}}](https://www.hasedera.jp).