We set out to dispel rumours about the shrine’s mysterious power…but it ends up biting us in the butt.
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Before you hop on the train out of Fukuoka’s Hakata Station, visit the kids of good fortune in their shrine in the sky.
We get to enter a holy land that’s been protected since ancient times, and it reminds us of the world of Princess Mononoke.
Just a half-hour outside downtown Tokyo, legends say that if you enter this thicket, you’ll be spirited away and never return.
Shrine enthusiasts come up with a clever solution to help preserve an important tradition.
“More care than a nuclear weapon” required to restore the burial mound dedicated to Japan’s most vengeful spirit.
Elaborate sting operation lasts over four hours, ends with an officer tripping over and another one appearing from the bushes in a full-on Ghillie suit.
The PS5 is welcomed into the world at a Japanese shrine with a long history of protecting electronics.
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