Watazumi Shrine

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Watazumi Shrine
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Religion
Affiliation Shinto
Deity Hikohohodemi no Mikoto and Toyotamabime
Location
Watazumi Shrine
Interactive map of Watazumi Shrine
Coordinates 34°22′45.5″N129°18′42.7″E / 34.379306°N 129.311861°E / 34.379306; 129.311861
Icon of Shinto.svg Glossary of Shinto

Watazumi Shrine, also known as Watatsumi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Tsushima, Nagasaki. [1]

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Torii facing the sea
Torii seen from the sea side Watatsumi.torii.jpg
Torii seen from the sea side
Three pillar torii in the pond Hai Shen Shen She 3.jpg
Three pillar torii in the pond
Three-pillar torii gate next to the shrine He Duo Du Mei Shen She 2.jpg
Three-pillar torii gate next to the shrine

Description

It has a famous row of five torii in a row with two in the ocean similar to Itsukushima Shrine. [1]

A typhoon damaged the Torii gate at Watatsumi Shrine in Tsushima, Japan. This happened in September 2020. [2] [3] A crowdfunding campaign started on November 27, 2020 on the Japanese website Camp-Fire. [2] It aimed to repair the gate. [3] [4] [2] The campaign reached its initial goal quickly. This goal was 5 million yen. It was reached by December 1, 2020. The campaign raised a total of 27,103,882 yen ($260,435). Many donors were fans of the "Ghost of Tsushima" game. [5] [2] [4] [6] The restoration was planned to start in April 2021, and to finish by August 2021. There were plans for a stone monument. It would list the names of those who donated at least 10,000 yen. Concerns were raised over coronavirus affecting the construction. [3] [4]

In January 2020, the shrine's operators banned foreigners from visiting due to behavioral issues that they attributed primarily to South Korean guests. [7] [8] The shrine's operators alleged that people held picnics at the shrine, a YouTuber filmed there without permission, tour guides disrespected sacred areas, and some tourists put graffiti at the shrine. Some amulets were alleged to be stolen. A Korean tour guide reportedly threatened the priest's life. [7] This ban substantially reduced the amount of Korean tourists who visited Tsushima. [7] Some have described the ban, especially as it singled out the Korean tourists, as discriminatory. [9] [8]

In the game "Ghost of Tsushima," there is a similar shrine. It is the Scarlet Rock Shrine. The real shrine is dedicated to two deities, Hikohohodemi no Mikoto and Toyotamabime. The game's shrine is dedicated to Tsukuyomi. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tsushima: a boundary island of Japan | The Japan Times". 2013-09-28. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ghost of Tsushima fans come together to help fund repair of Watatsumi Shrine gate". Destructoid. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tsushima's Watatsumi Shrine Crowdfunding Ended at Over 500%". Siliconera. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. 1 2 3 Oloman, Jordan (2021-01-11). "Ghost of Tsushima Fans Help With Real-Life Tsushima Island Repairs". IGN. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  5. 1 2 "Ghost of Tsushima fans have helped raise $260k for repairs on the real island". VGC. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  6. ↑ "Kaijin Shrine Tathagata Buddha". Cultural Property Disputes Resource. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  7. 1 2 3 "Japan's Watatsumi Shrine bans foreigners after vandalism and alleged death threat against priest | South China Morning Post". 2020-01-14. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  8. 1 2 "Japanese shrine bans foreign visitors following disrespectful behaviour by tourists". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  9. ↑ 장, 현은 (2024-06-08). "일 대마도 신사 '한국인 출입금지' 논란…"무단 흡연 탓"". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-06-29.
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