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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.

Japan
(Asamiko • cannabis • farming • hemp • hemp seed • Mascots • shrines • Tottori)

Japanese futon for your wallet lets it rest, claims to impart Shinto blessings

Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2016

Luxury and divine assistance, all in one tiny, traditional package.

Japan
(cool • futon • shinto • shrines • wallets • weird)

Beckoning cat fortunes lure a kitten into their box at cat temple in Japan

Oona McGee
Sep 4, 2016

See what the future holds for this curious kitten who decided to dip into a box of cat-adorned fortune-telling charms.

Japan
(animals • cats • cute • funny • lucky • omikuji • pets • shrines • temples)

Gotta drown ‘em all? Japanese Pokémon GO Gym location is awesomely dramatic, incredibly dangerous

Casey Baseel
Aug 18, 2016

If you’re planning to visit this Shinto shrine’s Gym, you might want to say some prayers first.

Japan
(crazy • funny • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • shrines • video games)

Step into a magical spirit world at the Motomiya Festival at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto

Oona McGee
Jul 20, 2016

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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Japan
(festivals • Fushimi Inari • Fushimi Inari Taisha • Kyoto • shinto • shrines • tourism • tourist spots • travel)

Cute cat finds way to make humans bow down and worship him at Japanese shrine

Oona McGee
Jul 5, 2016

The furry new deity, however, forgot about a couple of small yet important details.

Japan
(animals • cats • cute • cute cat • Japanese shrines • pets • religion • shinto • shrines • temples)

Kyoto’s primeval forest to come to life in beautiful interactive light art display 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jun 22, 2016

Trees will “breathe” with light and sound as their beauty takes visitors’ breath away.

Art, Culture, Japan
(art • beautiful • culture • Kyoto • nature • shrines • travel)

“Sleeping Cat” and “Three Wise Monkeys” at Nikko’s Tōshō-gū Shrine removed for restoration work

Oona McGee
Jun 16, 2016

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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Art, Culture, Japan, News
(cats • Nemuri Neko • Nikko • shrines • temples • Three Wise Monkeys • tourism • tourist sites • travel • UNESCO)

Stunning 4K videos of Dazaifu shrine will make you want a nicer screen and a ticket to Fukuoka

Jessica
May 26, 2016

Unlike yours truly, Japan looks even better in super high def.

Culture, Japan
(culture • Dazaifu • Fukuoka • history • Kyushu • shrines • travel • video)

This beautiful, traditional Japanese building is actually a fully modern convenience store

Casey Baseel
May 25, 2016

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.