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Japanese shrine bans foreign visitors following disrespectful behaviour by tourists
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Jan 13, 2020 - Tweet
Nagasaki priest says over-tourism, vandalism and theft of amulets led to his controversial decision.
- China, Japan
- (Nagasaki • priest • racism • religion • shinto • shrines • temples • Tsushima • vandalism)
Busting one of the biggest myths about the five-yen coin and shrine offerings in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jan 9, 2020
You may have heard giving a certain amount of money will win you favor with the gods, but a very high authority says otherwise.
- Japan
- (coins • COK • culture • five-yen coin • Izumo Shrine • Izumo Taisha • puns • religion • shinto • shrines • temples • yen)
The pope gets idol singer treatment in Japan with anime-style happi coat and official goods【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 26, 2019
Pope-tan!
- Japan
- (Catholicism • celebrities • Christianity • funny • Idols • idols singers • pope • Pope Francis • religion)
Overworked Japanese employees mourn unused paid holidays at new Buddhist memorial service
- Oona McGee
Nov 1, 2019
Workaholics asked to address this senseless loss in a country where taking paid leave is frowned upon.
- Japan
- (holidays • karoshi • karoushi • overwork • paid holiday • religion • salarymen • society • strange • temples • work • working in Japan)
Huge torii gate found in the middle of a busy Kumamoto intersection
- Master Blaster
Oct 31, 2019
Ensures drivers are praying for their lives as they narrowly avoid the concrete pillars.
- Japan
- (Fujisaki Hachimangu • Kumamoto • religion • sando • shrines • strange • torii • traffic • urban planning)
This amazing Buddhist statue cafe in Japan could be a museum all by itself【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 28, 2019
Coffee and culture on both on the order at unorthodox coffee house Kagari.
- Japan
- (art • Buddhism • cafes • coffee • COK • cool • crazy • culture • Osaka • religion • restaurants • SNJO • statues)
Japanese Christian groups hold press conference to protest emperor’s enthronement ceremony
- Casey Baseel
Oct 24, 2019
Coalition calls government involvement “a threat to freedom of faith.”
- Japan
- (COK • culture • Emperor • Emperor of Japan • enthronement ceremony • religion • shinto • society)
A love of anime can protect you from religious solicitors in Japan, otaku discovers
- Casey Baseel
May 21, 2019
”But do you accept Hayao Miyazaki as anime’s lord and savior?”
Christian groups in Japan criticize emperor’s ascension ceremony as violation of constitution
- Casey Baseel
May 2, 2019
Spokesmen say this week’s ceremony, and another scheduled for October, violate the principal of separation of church and state.
- Japan
- (Christianity • COK • controversy • culture • Emperor Akihito • Emperor Naruhito • Emperor of Japan • religion • shinto • society)
Tokyo church cancels anime singer’s concert because of her involvement with adult video games
- Casey Baseel
Mar 2, 2019
Discovery of Rekka Katakiri’s erogame contributions cause venue to pull plug on event less then three weeks before it was scheduled to be held.
- Japan
- (anime • churches • music • otaku • Rekka Katakiri • religion • video games)
Japanese Penis Festival 2019: Everything you need to know for this year’s Kanamara Matsuri
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Feb 22, 2019
Special penis shrine books will even be available for the first time this year.
- Japan
- (cool • culture • fertility • festivals • Japanese religion • Kanamara Festival • penis festival • religion • shrines • temples • travel • weird • wtf)
Japanese monks go viral with online protest against police claim that robes are a driving hazard
- Oona McGee
Jan 4, 2019
Buddhist monks juggle, box, dance to show their garments are no hindrance after monk refuses to pay fine for driving in his robe.
- Japan
- (Buddhism • Buddhist monk • Buddhist priest • Fukui • hastags • heartwarming • monks • news • police • religion • twitter • videos • viral)
Rabbit at Japanese temple freaks people out with glowing eyes, Buddhist deity inside its chest
- Oona McGee
Nov 22, 2018
Dozens of free-roaming bunnies at this temple now have a new overlord looking out for them.
Kyoto temple goes modern with Techno Memorial combining music and lights with Buddhist Festival
- Dale Roll
Nov 21, 2018
And you probably thought Buddhism was a boring religion, didn’t you?
- Japan
- (Buddhism • culture • drones • idol singers • Idols • Kyoto • Pure Land Buddhism • religion • religion in Japan • techno music • temples)
Japanese man gets arrested for stealing 30 yen (US 27 cents) from Shinto shrine’s collection box
- Casey Baseel
Nov 15, 2018
Sometimes it’s not how much you steal, but where you steal it from that really gets you in trouble.
Purify the hate of Internet jeers with Japanese temple’s first online ceremonial fire
- Katy Kelly
Oct 9, 2018
Don’t worry if you can’t make it to your local temple! Now you can collect up all the online roasts you’ve received and cast them into this cyberfire.
- Japan
- (Buddhism • cool • culture • cyber bullying • emples • Niigata • online harassment • religion • society • weird)
Japanese Christian light novel contest allows authors to criticize religion, make Satan the star
- Casey Baseel
Sep 13, 2018
Buddha, president of the United States also explicitly recognized as potential characters in surprisingly wide-open competition.
- Japan
- (anime • books • Christianity • contest • Kirisuto Shimbun • light novels • otaku • religion)
The mystery of the disappearing family altar water offering: Man catches the culprit pink-pawed!
- Dale Roll
Aug 28, 2018
A Japanese family wondered why water placed on their family alter kept disappearing. Turns out a furry relative was to blame!
School in Japan removes traditional Tanabata decorations for being incongruent with Christianity
- Casey Baseel
Jul 10, 2018
Secular summer festival’s wishing tree gets taken down, clever complaints from students go up instead.
- Japan
- (Christianity • controversy • religion • schools • society • star festival • Tanabata)
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