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Ryokan frequently played hide and seek with local youth

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Instead of giving serious lectures, this eccentric hermit preferred playing games with village children. He once hid inside a barn so successfully that he was stuck there overnight because all the kids completely forgot about him.

Ryokan frequently played hide and seek with local youth
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