Jizo Statues - Shrine at Mt Nasu

These statues are apparently dedicated to the souls of departed children. They are statues of Jizo, which have been dressed in the hope that he will remember the child in the afterlife and lessen their pain. I think there are so many because the abortion rate in Japan is so high.

These statues are right near a vent that lets sulfurous steam out of the ground so they have turned black. It also stinks like crazy.