


Saitama’s ill-fated and now Lucky Star dedicated Washinomiya Shrine has once again set-up an anime-inspired New Year’s event, beckoning otaku from far and wide to buy up more trinkets themed after the aged KyoAni classic, and now Grisaia as well.
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With the onset of 2015, eager otaku have set out to neighboring shrines to offer up more anime-inspired etchings to the gods as per tradition – once again dumbfounding onlookers with their exceptional (or otherwise) artistic expertise.
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Top (North) American celebrity Justin Bieber has caused massive controversy by posting a photo of himself honouring Japan’s top war criminals in an “accidental” visit to the Yasukuni Shrine.
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BBC coverage of the Kanamara matsuri has again exposed the glorious penis-worshiping Shinto heritage of Japan for all to admire, despite touching a raw nerve amongst crazed nationalists desperate to hide such a “shameful” spectacle from the prying eyes of hairy barbarians.
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To honor the new year, multitudes of otaku have made pilgrimages to Shinto shrines for the privilege of scrawling (and in some cases, elegantly sketching) their wishes upon ema, (small wooden votive plaques) with the majority of their divine prayers being anime-centric – as is now classic Japanese tradition.
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Best anime of season Binbougami-ga! has been delighting its many fans with a vast array of parody, gag, moe and ero elements, and a severe dash of attitude to boot…
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Newly aired poverty goddess anime Binbougami-ga! has proved an immediate hit, being widely acclaimed for its blend of high tempo gag and parody action, along with not a little sexy service and decent production values.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: May 21, 2012 18:04 JST
- Tags: Architecture, Bizarre, Buildings, Food, Fukuoka, Image Gallery, Shinto, Starbucks, Tourism


The “harmonious” design of a Starbucks outlet located at one of Japan’s top Shinto sites has outraged the architectural sensibilities of many Japanese, although pleasurable feelings of violation at the hands of corporate America are sadly complicated by the fact it was designed by Japanese architects…
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Japanese and international penis lovers alike have eschewed tsunami memorials in favour of the chance to ride about on some giant penis amidst cheering crowds, much to the delight of onlookers and writers of ambiguous headlines.
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Tokyo fuhrer Shintaro Ishihara has paid his annual respects to Japanese war criminals at Yasukuni, saying Japan’s current government “is not Japanese” for choosing to stay away.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: H, Manga, News
- Date: Nov 29, 2010 04:01 JST
- Tags: Artbooks, Loli, Mangaka, Miko, New Years, Oppai, Pantsu, Shinto, Usamimi, Yuri

The coming New Year sees the release of the Bishoujo New Year Collection 2011, a collection of gorgeous New Year themed images from 50 of Japan’s premier illustrators which conveniently allows the reader to ogle usamimi bishoujo under the guise of picking which to send off as a greetings card…
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Famed Lucky Star character Kagami Hiiragi is seen here in her miko costume tending to a rather picturesque shrine, as cosplayed by Kanda Midori.
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