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Urashima Taro spent centuries at the sea dragon’s palace at the bottom of the ocean, but this Nagano temple says it’s where the story ends.
To make matters stranger, the video is part of a promotional tie-in with a popular candy company designed to cheer on a certain group of students.
The chief priest at this temple says there’s more to this experience than just entertainment.
Can we make it to this mountain temple and back before our sword boy does the same in the game?
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