Valentine's Day Spurs Japanese Visitors to See Statue with Heart-Shaped Mark

The Yomiuri Shimbun
12:49 JST,
February 14, 2026
SENDAI — A surge of visitors have been going to see a statue of bodhisattva Kannon, also known as the goddess of mercy, at a Miyagi Prefecture temple ahead of Valentine’s Day. The statue has a heart-shaped mark on her cheek.
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