You may have heard giving a certain amount of money will win you favor with the gods, but a very high authority says otherwise.
five-yen coin
Busting one of the biggest myths about the five-yen coin and shrine offerings in Japan
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Casey Baseel
Jan 9, 2020 - Tweet
- Japan
- (coins • COK • culture • five-yen coin • Izumo Shrine • Izumo Taisha • puns • religion • shinto • shrines • temples • yen)
This amazing suit of samurai armor is made of five-yen coins, and you can make your own too【Pics】
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Casey Baseel
Apr 27, 2018
Beautiful mother/son work of art meets a bittersweet end at the hands of the one enemy it can’t defeat.
- Japan
- (armor • art • awesome • coin craft • coins • cool • crafts • five-yen coin • samurai)
Japanese citizens feel the symbolism-rich coin, which lacks something, can make travel in Japan difficult for foreign guests.
- Japan
- (coins • five-yen coin • Japanese language • kanji • linguistics • money • society • travel • yen)
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