Should you have a chance to come to Tokyo, be sure to check out a museum dedicated to rocks in Chichibu, just two hours northwest of the city.
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You may wonder why there are only rocks exhibited in this museum. Well, maybe you’re giving out false impressions, because these are not the ordinary stones lying around your house. The objects are actually portraits of various human faces.
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Just bear in mind of the museum name, Chinsekikan rock face museum, whenever you want to visit it. The name literally means “The Hall of Curious Rocks,” featuring 1,700 natural rock portraits.
There are rocks depicting heartfelt human emotions
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Additionally, the museum holds a number of rock faces depicting the most profound face expressions. One rock bears resemblance to a crying guy, while another illustrates a happy one. Some stones even show the human in deep thought, placing next to stones with wide-open mouths seemingly singing in a grand choral group.
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Moreover, Chinsekikan features rock faces that portray the most profound human emotions. One rock may look like a man crying, while another resembles a person full of joy. Other stones would even look like human beings in deep thought. Still, others would seem like their mouths are held wide open, as if they’re singing in a grand choir.
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Of course, all the above explanations are just, postulations. One does not simply find out the personalities behind these rocks, but rather analyzes them in multifaceted aspects to find out his desired answers.
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Some rocks feature the resemblance to celebrities.
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A different interesting factor that makes Chinsekikan rock museum famous, is that there are rocks that actually look like famous people. ET, Elvis and even Nemo from “Finding Nemo” can be spotted among the human-faced rocks. And yes, the ability to collect such a vast volume of rocks demonstrates the vigorous efforts of the collector.
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Another fascinating feature of these Chinsekikan rocks is that some of them look like celebrities. You may spot the likes of ET, Elvis, and even Nemo of “Finding Nemo” among them. As you would expect, collecting such a large number of peculiar rocks would require a tremendous amount of effort.
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In fact, the museum’s founder spent nearly half a century only to finish the collection. After his death in 2010, the unique museum stands still, currently runned by his own daughter.
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