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I saw many Dosojin in Azumino, Nagano prefecture. And this is a sign with an illustration of Dosojin at Hotaka station. Dosojin is a generic name for a type of Shinto Kami popularly worshipped in Kanto and neighboring areas where, as tutelary deities of borders, they are believed to protect travelers and villages from epidemics and evil spirits.