Watch: Japan’s new life-size Gundam blessed by Shinto priest
Japan’s latest Gundam replica — just before Bandai Namco completed its assembly on Yumeshima Island in Osaka City on ...
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Once illegal, this Japanese alcohol is making a comeback
In spite of the fact that homebrewing is still illegal, the Japanese government allowed for inns and restaurants in special ...
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Latest Giant Gundam Statue Gets Shinto Blessing
Expo 2025 Osaka world’s fair, to be located on Yumeshima Island, begins on April 13, 2025, and it will include the full-size ...
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In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition
Japan’s Indigenous religion of Shinto is largely rooted in animism ... to a blessed version of baseball cards. Onoterusaki priest Karin Kodashima says the stamps are increasingly popular ...
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Japan’s newest life-size Gundam is finished; receives Shinto blessing in Osaka
When doing construction projects in Japan, it’s customary to have a Shinto priest come to the site to purify it, bestow a blessing upon the project, and pray for its safe completion. This practice is ...
Japanese Alcohol That Was Once Illegal Is Making A Comeback: Report
Tokyo's Heiwa Doburoku Kabutocho Brewery is reviving the nearly forgotten traditional Japanese spirit, doburoku, in the ...