with vermilion. The larger figures are hollow. Unbroken figures are rare, and most are missing an arm, leg or other body part. In many cases, the parts have been cut off. These types of dogū have been found in the Kamegaoka Site in Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture; the Teshiromori Site in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture; the Ebisuda Site in Tajiri, Miyagi Prefecture; and the Izumisawa Kaizuka Site in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. All the sites listed have been designated as Important Cultural Properties. In popular culture Dogū are a staple of Japanese pop culture, with numerous toys based on them being available in the country, as well as depictions in manga, anime, video games, and live action television series. Notable examples include Baltoy, Claydol, Elgyem, and Beheeyem, from the Pokémon franchise, Shakkoumon from the Digimon franchise, and Arahabaki from the Megami Tensei franchise. The tokusatsu The Ancient Dogoo Girl has several of its main main features based on dogū. See also Haniwa, similar figures from the Kofun period National Treasures of Japan Tokyo National Museum Venus figurine, a type of clay figure found in archeological cultures throughout the world Zuijin Footnotes References External links Tokyo National Museum The National Museum of Japanese History Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Reports in Japan, Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties Dogū from the Jōmon period, a photographic imagery database—Tokyo University, Japan Review of recent exhibition of Dogū at the Tokyo National Museum British Museum exhibition of Dogū from Japanese museums, 2009 Archaeological artefact types Japanese dolls Japanese pottery Japanese historical terms Jōmon period