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a mysterious doll, possessed by the spirit of a little girl, incites the curiosity of the Japanese for decades. The doll is 40 centimeters long, she is dressed in a beautiful kimono, she has black eyes and hair that … grows. The doll was named after the owner. since 1938, the doll has been living in the mannenji temple in Iwamizawa. The monks say that the doll had short hair, but they noticed that it grew over time. In addition, even if the hair is cut, it grows back. It is said that the doll was bought at a fair by a boy in 1918.eikichi Suzuki, then 17, bought the doll while visiting a shipyard in Sapporo. The boy bought the toy for his two-year-old sister, Okiku. The girl immediately became attached to the doll, but the following year the girl died of a cold. the child’s parents created a small altar, where they placed the doll in the girl’s memory. However, they soon noticed that her hair was growing. Frightened, they left the doll at the temple, and the family moved to another city. no one was able to explain the phenomenon, but the scientists who analyzed the doll say that her hair belongs to a child.