A depiction of Benkei, whose already considerable height was made more intimidating by the stilt sandals he preferred to wear. Source: Public Domain
Benkei and Yoshitsune enoying the spring sakura (cherry blossoms) together. Benkei is kneeling on the left. Source: Public Domain
A famous painting of Minamoto Yoshitsune and Benkei’s duel on the Goto Bridge in Heian-kyo. Source: Public Domain
A rather cute statue on modern-day Gojo Bridge depicting Benkei and Minamoto Yoshitsune’s duel. Source: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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