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A Haunted Photo at Kuki Yoshitaka’s Head Mound on Toshi Island, Mie
English Version For this New Year travel story, I want to write about Kuki Yoshitaka’s head mound on Toshi Island in Mie Prefecture. For some reason, when -
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Sagicho: Japan’s Little New Year Fire Festival, Its Origins, Legends, and Fiery Rituals
English Version Have you ever heard of Sagicho? In many parts of Japan, it is also known as Dondo-yaki or Tondo-yaki. Sagicho is a fire festival usually he -
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East Timor’s Dark History: Independence, Occupation, and Refugees
English Version Have you heard of East Timor? This article looks at what happened in that country and the refugees created by its long, painful history. It -
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Kashima Jingu and Japan’s Ley Lines: Mount Fuji, Suwa Taisha, and a Sacred Eastern Edge
English Version In Japanese occult and spiritual travel circles, ley lines are often described as invisible alignments connecting sacred places, mountains, -
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Did Leonardo da Vinci Have ADHD? The Restless Traits of a Universal Genius
English Version When you hear the word “genius,” many different names may come to mind. But if we are talking about the so-called “universal genius,” one o -
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Zentsuji, Kobo Daishi, and the Dark Legends of Shikoku’s 88-Temple Pilgrimage
English Version In Zentsuji City, Kagawa Prefecture, on Japan’s island of Shikoku, stands Zentsuji Temple, a place traditionally associated with the birthp -
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Japan’s “Spirited Away” Disappearances: Kidnapping, Bears, Getting Lost—or Something Stranger?
English Version A child vanishes after an adult looks away for only a moment. Many people in Japan have seen stories like this on the news. They are someti -
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Kyu-Iwabuchi Floodgate: Tokyo’s Haunted Red Floodgate on the Arakawa
English Version Kyu-Iwabuchi Floodgate, also known as the Red Floodgate, is a large floodgate separating the Arakawa River and the Sumida River in Kita Cit -
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Japan–Korea Forced Labor Dispute: The Dark History Behind GSOMIA and Japan’s White List
English Version Relations between Japan and South Korea have worsened in recent years over several connected-looking issues: South Korea’s suggestion that -
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Yomotsu Hegui: Japan’s Underworld Taboo of Eating in Yomi
English Version Have you ever heard of Yomotsu Hegui, a term that appears in the Kojiki, one of Japan’s oldest mythological texts? In simple terms, it mean