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Tenkawa-mura: Home of meteorites, UFOs and hippie performers
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Tenkawa-mura: Home of meteorites, UFOs and hippie performers

Visiting Nara's Tenkawa-mura ("Milky Way Village") is like a cosmic day trip without having to leave Earth
Yanagimori Shrine: Going balls out in Akihabara
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Yanagimori Shrine: Going balls out in Akihabara

An ancient shrine to a well-endowed animal prankster is right in the shadow of Tokyo's center of otaku culture. You just have to know where to look
Ema boards: A glimpse of the prayers people make
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Ema boards: A glimpse of the prayers people make

Prayer boards are a window into the souls of people who visit shrines -- sometimes funny, sometimes revealing, always enlightening