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Tourist farm, amusement park and zoo combined in Nasu, including dozens of alpacas imported from Chile.
殺生石 Sesshoseki
A large boulder that has been belching out noxious fumes for centuries, killing small critters who venture nearby. (Humans seem to manage.) According to legend, when Lady Tamamo, the lover of Emperor Konoe (c. 1150), was executed for being a fox in disguise, her soul turned into the stone. Haiku poet Matsuo Basho also paid his respects here on his Narrow Road to the Deep North. In March 2022, the stone split in two, either because of natural weathering (cracks had been spotted before) or because the murderous spirit of Lady Tamamo has finally escaped her prison.