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right|thumb|200px|"Jinjenju" (人面樹) from the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi by [[Toriyama Sekien]] Jinmenju or Ninmenju () is a type of Yōkai and Yaoguai in Japanese and Chinese folklore. It is commonly depicted as a tree bearing flowers that resemble human heads. It notably appears in the Edo period Konjaku Hyakki Shūi by Toriyama Sekien.
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right|thumb|200px|"Jinjenju" (人面樹) from the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi by [[Toriyama Sekien]] Jinmenju or Ninmenju () is a type of Yōkai and Yaoguai in Japanese and Chinese folklore. It is commonly depicted as a tree bearing flowers that resemble human heads. It notably appears in the Edo period Konjaku Hyakki Shūi by Toriyama Sekien.
==Concept== The Konjaku Hyakki Shūi depicts it as a tree blooming with flowers that resemble human heads, with the following explanatory text: