This stone statue is Ksitigarbha, Buddhist monk – I have checked with Wikipedia – and 地蔵 in Japan. Exactly saying, it is a mixture of Buddhism and a traditional folk religion. Although today most of people aren’t religious, someone takes care of him everyday, as you see. I have no idea how old it is. At least, his face seems to have got ruined.
In response to the weekly photo challenge, Face by The Daily Post.
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