The small shrine in today’s photo is in the Shirakawa district, close to the river with the same name. It is said that in the past, the area was haunted by a tanuki who used to prank the passersby, making them fall in the river. To make him stop, the people decided to build this shrine, and the tanuki stopped behaving badly…
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Yesterday’s Japan Photo:Minami-za, Kyoto |
