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* The jinmenju are a type of monster from the [[Dragon Quest]] [[videogame]] series. It is called Face Tree in some english translations. |
* The jinmenju are a type of monster from the [[Dragon Quest]] [[videogame]] series. It is called Face Tree in some english translations. |
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* The [[Pokémon]] [[Exeggutor]] may be based on the legend of the jinmenju. |
* The [[Pokémon]] [[Exeggutor]] may be based on the legend of the jinmenju. |
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* An episode of the anime series [[Inuyasha]] features Jinmenju. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 21:49, 11 March 2007
Jinmenju, or Ninmenju, ([人面樹, human-face tree] Error: {{nihongo}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a strange tree illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. It grows in remote mountain valleys in China. The jinmenju's fruit appear to be human heads. The faces are always smiling or laughing, even as they fall from their branch.
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- The jinmenju are a type of monster from the Dragon Quest videogame series. It is called Face Tree in some english translations.
- The Pokémon Exeggutor may be based on the legend of the jinmenju.
- An episode of the anime series Inuyasha features Jinmenju.
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