- Ningyo-zuka is a mound where old worn dolls were buried in appreciation for the enjoyment that they offered to their owners and also where dolls are buried as substitutes for people in hope to protect them from evils.
-人形塚とは古くなったり飾ることが出来なくなった人形を感謝して埋めたり、身代わりとして厄を落とす祈願をした人形を埋めた塚。