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Ise Jingu and the Pyramid of Enabling Technologies (2021)

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by lokl

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Incidentally, Mie Prefecture ranked 37 out of 47 Japanese prefectures for overnight stays by foreign tourists in 2024, but it has a lot to offer in addition to Ise Jingu. For those seeking the "real Japan" beyond Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. If you want to explore, consider Kintetsu's 5-day plus pass and fit this into your itinerary between Nagoya and Osaka, Kyoto, or Nara.

by oliculipolicula

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It's easier as a foreigner to become a Shinto priest than a miya-daiku trainee. BC carpentry is a serious religion.
Aside: When Jobs said great artists steal [from Picasso], he forgot to mention that theft is the heart of apprenticeship:
https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q12...
(As you can see, it's semi-formalized in that culture)
New sengu has just started, btw