A trip to this remote destination ends up mimicking the Studio Ghibli anime film it’s named after.
Wakayama
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.
Many people are siding with the Mt Koya priest, who said he was frustrated by tourists who post “arrogant responses like they’re some travel pioneer”.
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Sure, we all know that deceit and sabotage are the fastest ways to a woman’s heart, but this was over the line.
It’s a modern-day sheath made in honour of the samurai known as the “Crimson Demon of War”.
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