These 17th century monks chose to slowly mummify themselves over a decade to achieve enlightenment...all so they could help ...

A dozen other mermaid mummies have been found around Japan and are assumed to have been created during the country’s historical Edo period, which stretched from 1603-1868.

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This mummy, created from the torso and head of a monkey sewn onto the back half of a fish, was purportedly caught off the coast of Fiji and later purchased from Japanese sailors.

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The worship of sokushinbutsu, the mummified bodies of Buddhist ascetics, dates back centuries in Japan. First arising in the late fourteenth century, the practice continues at a handful of temples ...

Why did these monks in Japan choose to mummify themselves? The sacred mountains of Yamagata are home to 13 sokushinbutsu, who are believed to be in a state of deep meditation between life and death.

The mummy also resembles a Japanese monster called a Ningyo, LiveScience reported, which are fish creatures with human heads. Both types of creatures are associated with long life and miraculous ...

In 2022, researchers discovered the mermaid, which is around 12 inches (30.5 centimeters) long, lying inside a sealed wooden box within a Japanese temple, located in Okayama Prefecture.At the time ...

Japanese Mermaid Mummy Revealed to Be Paper Mache A revered Japanese relic turned out to be a fraud, but not before it helped to sustain the 170-year following of Amabie the bird-mermaid. By Matt ...

Similar mummies have been found across Japan and are thought to have been created during the Edo-period. “Based on our analysis and the history of mummy creation in Japan, ...