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In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition
During other seasons, Japanese flock to Buddhist Bon dances and Shinto-related festivals involving “mikoshi,” or portable shrines. “In Japan, faith is not considered an important element of ...
Japanese officials "taking appropriate action" after viral Assassin's Creed Shadows video shows destruction of their shrine: "If they had asked us, we would have refused"
Officials of the Itate Hyozu Shrine in Japan are "taking action" against Assassin's Creed Shadows after a video circulated ...
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Assassin's Creed Shadows Shrine Portrayal Prompts Officials to Take "Action"
Officials at a real-life Japanese shrine have taken exception to the way the shrine is being portrayed in Assassin's Creed ...
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Meiji Shrine
The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...
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Fushimi Inari Shrine
Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...