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Atlas ObscuraShōzoku Inari-jinja Shrine in Tokyo, JapanThousands of foxes are said to gather and parade across the neighborhood of Ōji on New Year’s Eve.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=festivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#festivals</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=foxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foxes</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fox-fires-of-oji" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shōzoku Inari-jinja Shrine</a>

Atlas ObscuraUmeda Kitamuki Jizo in Osaka, JapanA rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#buddhism</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/umeda-kitamuki-jizo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Umeda Kitamuki Jizo</a>

Atlas ObscuraBilliken-san in Osaka, JapanUp on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=statues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#statues</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=mascots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mascots</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/billiken-san" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billiken-san</a>

Atlas ObscuraHunglodei Nanshan Fude Temple in Taipei, TaiwanA temple featuring a giant Tudigong statue, quirky roadside dinosaurs, and stunning Taipei panoramas.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=temples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#temples</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=pilgrimages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pilgrimages</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nanshan-fude-temple-hunglodei" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hunglodei Nanshan Fude Temple</a>

Atlas ObscuraDemon Oak Tree of Onizawa in Hirosaki, JapanA mountain demon once helped a local villager construct a canal, after which he sat on this oak tree to rest.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=legends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legends</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=demons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#demons</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trees</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/demon-oak-tree-of-onizawa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Demon Oak Tree of Onizawa</a>

Atlas ObscuraShinodanomori Shrine in Izumi, JapanA mystical shrine dedicated to a forest that once covered the area and the legendary fox spirit who lived there.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=legends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legends</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forests</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/shinodanomori-shrine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shinodanomori Shrine</a>

Atlas ObscuraConfucius Shrine in Nagasaki in Nagasaki, JapanThis ornate example of 19th century Chinese architecture is one of only a handful of Confucius shrines in Japan.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=statues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#statues</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nagasaki-confucius-shrine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Confucius Shrine in Nagasaki</a>

Johnny RThere is this weird little area in Oakland where the Vietnamese Buddhists have taken over. They built shrines, made art houses, and have effectively shut down the drug and prostitution in the area. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/film?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#film</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/filmisnotdead?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#filmisnotdead</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/kodak?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kodak</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/portra?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#portra</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/portra400?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#portra400</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/oakland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oakland</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/thetown?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thetown</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cali?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cali</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/california?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#california</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/shrines?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/shrine?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrine</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Buddhist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buddhist</a>

Atlas ObscuraTozan Shrine in Arita, JapanA whimsical shrine with a porcelain Torii gate, split in half by an active train line.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=porcelain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#porcelain</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tozan-shrine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tozan Shrine</a>

PhotochromprintsHeliopolis, arbre de la Sainte Mère Zürich : Photoglob Company, ca. 1890-1910 Sycamores,Shrines,Egypt Heliopolis (Extinct city) <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Heliopolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Heliopolis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/SainteM%C3%A8reZ%C3%BCrich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SainteMèreZürich</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/PhotoglobCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhotoglobCompany</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shrines</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/historicalPhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#historicalPhotos</a> <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017656958/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017656958/</a>

JonOne year ago. Exploring the local shrines of Nagareyama, Japan. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a>

Atlas ObscuraHor Lak Muang in Vientiane, LaosThe site of an ancient city pillar that was lost and rediscovered.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=temples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#temples</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=history&culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history&culture</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cities</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hor-lak-muang-laos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hor Lak Muang</a>

The Japan TimesIf staying up until midnight or cramming in with shrine-going crowds on Jan. 1 isn’t to your fancy, try the Shichifukujin Meguri, or Seven Lucky Gods pilgrimage, over the course of a week. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/12/27/travel/japan-new-year-tradition-pilgrimage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/12/27/travel/japan-new-year-tradition-pilgrimage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#life</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hatsumode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hatsumode</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newyear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newyear</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/temples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#temples</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shinto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#buddhism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/livinginjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#livinginjapan</a>

The Japan TimesTokyo District Court sentenced a Chinese man to eight months in prison for vandalizing the war-related Yasukuni Shrine. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/25/japan/chinese-man-sentenced-vandalizing-yasukuni/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/25/japan/chinese-man-sentenced-vandalizing-yasukuni/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chinajapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chinajapanrelations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yasukunishrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yasukunishrine</a>

Atlas ObscuraMimeguri Shrine in Tokyo, JapanThis shrine is home to an unusual trifold torii and a replica Trafalgar Square lion.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mythology</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=localhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#localhistory</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=foxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foxes</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mimeguri-shrine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mimeguri Shrine</a>

Atlas ObscuraDemon’s Hand Prints in the Rocks in Morioka, JapanAccording to local folklore, a demon left his handprints on these boulders, which became the prefecture’s namesake.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rocks</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=hands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hands</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=demons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#demons</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/demon-hand-prints-in-the-rocks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Demon’s Hand Prints in the Rocks</a>

The Japan TimesThe Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for a Chinese youth over graffiti at the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/22/japan/crime-legal/yasukuni-graffiti-warrant-chinese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/22/japan/crime-legal/yasukuni-graffiti-warrant-chinese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japanesepolice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialmedia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwii</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yasukunishrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yasukunishrine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tokyo</a>

The Japan TimesTokyo police have arrested a 65-year-old American man on suspicion of property damage after he allegedly carved letters into the wooden pillar of a torii gate at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/14/japan/crime-legal/meiji-shrine-defacement-arrest/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/14/japan/crime-legal/meiji-shrine-defacement-arrest/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meijishrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meijishrine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japanesepolice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tourism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shinto</a>

Atlas ObscuraIwakiyama Shrine in Hirosaki, JapanAn atmospheric shrine of mountain worship that is home to a number of curious folk tales.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=folktales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folktales</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/iwakiyama-shrine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iwakiyama Shrine</a>

Atlas ObscuraOiwa Inari Shrines in Tokyo, JapanA pair of rivaling shrines dedicated to Lady Oiwa, the most famous vengeful ghost in Japan.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=rivalries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rivalries</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=haunted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#haunted</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shrines</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=ghoststories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ghoststories</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ghosts</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/oiwa-inari-shrines" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oiwa Inari Shrines</a>

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