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Fujikawaguchiko, Japan

Funatsu-Tainai Lava Tree Mold

This narrow cave is revered in Japan as the womb of Mount Fuji.
Kyoto, Japan

Saihō-ji

The peace and seclusion of Kyoto’s “Moss Temple” is no accident.
Kyoto, Japan

Seimei Shrine

A pentagram-covered shrine dedicated to a famed court astrologer known in the west as the Merlin of Japan.
Osaka, Japan

Nobunaga Daimyōjin

A Japanese fertility god in the shape of a large phallus.
Hakui, Japan

Forbidden Forest at Keta Taisha Shrine

This “forbidden” sanctuary has managed to preserve a unique, ancient ecosystem.
Takatsuki, Japan

Imashirozuka Kofun

The long-lost tomb of an ancient Japanese emperor, complete with a miniature terracotta army.
Kyoto, Japan

Kifune Shrine

This ancient, tranquil shrine is the birthplace of ema prayer boards and the Ushi-no-toki-mairi curse ritual.
Kyoto, Japan

Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.
Taipei, Taiwan

Yuanshan Water Shrine

A Japanese-era Shinto shrine next to Taipei's most famous night market.
Tokyo, Japan

Kanda Myojin Shrine

You can receive a blessing for your electronics at this Shinto shrine near Akihabara.
Taipei, Taiwan

National Taiwan Museum Bronze Oxen

These two 90-year-old statues were once part of a Japanese Shinto shrine.
Zaragoza, Spain

Educational Museum Origami Zaragoza

The first museum in Europe dedicated to the art of origami.
Tainan City, Taiwan

Suehiro Shrine at Hayashi Department Store

On the roof of the oldest department store in Tainan stands a Shinto shrine dating back to the 1930s.
Tokyo, Japan

Takao Inari Shrine

A unique shrine dedicated to the deified skull of a 17th-century Tokyo courtesan.
The stone rabbit guarding the shrine.
Saitama, Japan

Tsuki Shrine

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.
Rebuilding and reconsecrating shrines may involve several rituals over many years.
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The Haunting Beauty of the Reconsecration of Shinto Shrines

Photographer Yukihito Masuura spent more than a decade documenting rituals that connect past and present.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 5, 2019
Kyoto, Japan

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

The 10,000 Torii shrine.