Why was a festival from Hie Shrine once allowed to parade right into the shogun's Edo Castle? Watch to find out how this Tokyo shrine earned that honor.
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@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy was a festival from Hie Shrine once allowed to parade right into the shogun's Edo Castle? Watch to find out how this Tokyo shrine earned that honor.
Watch the full 60-second video on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/8q0g0F2JAzE
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy do crowds flock to Yushima Tenmangu Shrine to see these trees? A shrine for scholars became famous for its plum blossoms, and the story of Michizane explains why.
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https://youtu.be/lmt4WyK-hW0
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy was Kaneiji Temple built facing Edo Castle's unlucky corner? Watch to find out how Monk Tenkai and the Tokugawa shoguns made Ueno Hill the city's guardian.
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https://youtu.be/KawR0CoA2tY
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@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy is Ueno Toshogu Shrine in Taito, Tokyo covered in so much gold? Watch to find out whose legacy that glow was built to honor.
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https://youtu.be/Ntvr8LAEhcQ
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy do these bird-faced tengu statues guard Yakuoin Temple on Mount Takao? Watch to find out who they really serve and why a Buddhist temple trusts them.
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https://youtu.be/6eyAF03sVL4
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@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy does Jindaiji Temple in Chofu, Tokyo hide in a forest where water keeps flowing? Watch to find out what the springs have to do with a temple founded in 733.
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https://youtu.be/7tWW1_b-FrM
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy does this old temple town in Katsushika look so untouched by modern Tokyo? Watch to find out who really keeps Shibamata Taishakuten from changing.
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https://youtu.be/lP_EnA1VTeI
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy are these grand stone tombs hidden behind the Beckoning Cat Temple? Watch to find out who is buried at Gotokuji Temple and why he rests so far from Edo Castle.
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https://youtu.be/kw2_UCgd5VA
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@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy does this huge stone-walled castle sit quietly in the middle of Tokyo? Watch to find out how Edo Castle and the Imperial Palace East Gardens in Chiyoda sha…
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@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy would anyone build a temple on these jagged, saw-toothed cliffs? Watch to find out what really carved Mount Nokogiri and what it means for Nihonji Temple.
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https://youtu.be/A45co3yRVOo
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did Sakura Castle Town and Samurai District skip stone walls and use packed earth and dry moats instead? The soggy ground held the answer.
Full story in 60 seconds, on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/btTb0rUGxn8
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@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy does Hikawa Shrine (Omiya)'s tree-lined sando stretch dead straight for two kilometers? The reason behind this approach road reveals its true purpose.
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https://youtu.be/9czos5FDeZg
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did the world suddenly care about a set of wooden shrine floats at Chichibu Shrine? Here's the 300-year debt behind that honor.
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https://youtu.be/ZCuJ3E0OZi8
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did farmers climb this mountain just to borrow wolf charms for their fields? Mitsumine Shrine holds the answer.
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https://youtu.be/jNAuXvWt8RQ
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did Kita-in Temple (Kawagoe)'s founder reportedly live to age 107? The answer hides in a secrecy that outlasted three shoguns.
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https://youtu.be/KP_I-YDHFHQ
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did this castle outlast one of Japan's mightiest clans? The answer lies in a fortress miles away.
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https://youtu.be/rLwDFjMsfdo
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialThree warlords attacked, every siege failed - so why did they keep trying for nearly a decade?
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https://youtu.be/qJ11ATKWzuw
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@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy couldn't one of Japan's greatest warlords break through this hillside for years? The earthworks hold the answer.
Full story in 60 seconds, on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/6hrOpTnPzUU
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did a mountain domain need a five-story keep taller than almost any other in Kanto? The answer is at Numata Castle Ruins.
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https://youtu.be/xHKkYjIPI8w
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy do the spires behind Myogi Shrine rank among Japan's most rugged views? The volcanic answer explains everything.
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https://youtu.be/6aO3DsKZE1U