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With her own official Twitter account and a town in Tottori Prefecture behind her, Japan’s first ever cannabis character comes dressed as a pink-haired shrine maiden.
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The secluded site is enthralling people across Japan with its mysterious and untamed beauty.
If you’re planning to visit this Shinto shrine’s Gym, you might want to say some prayers first.
The Kyoto shrine famous for thousands of vermilion torii gates will spirit you away to a mystical world of beauty this weekend at its famous annual night-time festival.
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If you’re planning a trip to the UNESCO World Heritage sites at Nikko in the near future, you’ll be missing out on two of the most famous original wood carvings in the area.
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Rather than hiding the calluses, the bulges on these men are glorified for a very special reason.
Convenience stores in Japan are often like mini supermarkets, but this one near one of Shinto’s holiest shrines also feels like a time machine.
There’s more to this unusual shrine than its stunning red torii gates that lead down to the Sea of Japan.
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