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The Lucky Star mikoshi, one of Washinomiya’s most sacred relics to legions of otaku devotees, will be be spending most of the year in China for the Expo 2010 Shanghai China international fair as an example of Japan’s unique modern visual art.

The mikoshi, a Shinto portable shrine used as a sort of chariot for deities during religious processions, is perhaps less well known outside of Japan than it deserves, so a brief introduction to the shrine is included below…

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  • Mikorio commented on May 27, 2010 02:29

    I went to the expo and didn't see it, is it hidden away in a nook somewhere? I walked the whole Japan Pavilion and didn't see head nor tails of it anywhere.... More

  • h8GWB commented on May 22, 2010 14:40

    You mean bootleg the mikoshi, so that more people can have them?... More

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Crowds Watch as Girls Use Giant Pink Dildo in Public

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A group of girls struggling under the weight of a giant pink phallus in broad daylight have attracted a great deal of attention, not least from eager photographers.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 15, 2013 04:58

    Here in Finland we don't elect dicks, we elect pussies! Whenever EU wants something, they bend over and are first in line to give some!... More

  • cpc65 commented on October 13, 2011 20:42

    Worship it ladies. It is your god and master. Please it well and you will get a hot, salty reward.... More

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Priests whip out their exceptionally long and hard penises and comely maidens just can’t help but clamber atop, all amidst cheering crowds and with nary a mosaic in sight – it must be that time of year again.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 3, 2012 22:46

    Maybe they over-compensating something..... More

  • Anonymous commented on January 3, 2012 22:46

    Have you ever inspected the Stonehenge more carefully? It is actually a symbolize the female genitalia.... More

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Jinja & Torii Gallery

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The denizens of 2ch have pooled their photographic resources to create an extensive gallery of jinja, or Shinto shrines, along with a number of other religious objects, particularly the “torii” gates which mark passage from the profane to a sacred space.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 14, 2010 03:04

    首都から離れるほど日本の良さが表れますよー... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 22, 2010 00:24

    It's a barrier prohibiting women from entering a sacred area.... More

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Simoshi’s Muramasa

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Master artist Simoshi shares his vision of Muramasa: The Demon Blade‘s foxy Inari Kongiku, with Momohime and Kisuke visible below in another outstanding work:

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  • Demonboy commented on September 28, 2010 17:19

    Hit that? Oh no no no no no... I would bash her on the head with a ketchup bottle and mount her on a salad bar.... More

  • 124732956 commented on March 20, 2010 02:07

    It's so beautiful ... More

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“I heard most japanese people are an atheist. But why is crime in Japan lower than in many Christian countries?

why are they well-mannered?”

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  • Anonymous commented on December 7, 2011 15:40

    go home, bill o'Reilly.... More

  • Anonymous commented on December 7, 2011 11:48

    Yea, Christians are now quickly being tossed in with the Jewish people as acceptable persecution targets these days.... More

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Nadeko Nude Filter

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Bakemonogatari’s Nadeko Sengoku appears in this tastefully autumnal scene clad in sukumizu, though in the below version she appears to have mislaid the lower half of her outfit…

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  • Anonymous commented on January 16, 2010 20:00

    ...no imagination is right...... More

  • adamchoy2005 commented on December 28, 2009 05:40

    千石撫子萬歲... More

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Moe Buddhism Draws Otaku Converts

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A Nichiren School Buddhist temple has embraced the spirit of moe in order to win new converts, and has created a series of marvellous moe illustrations of the Buddhist pantheon in order to connect with contemporary youth.

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  • Dia commented on May 15, 2010 04:52

    I'm shocked by the number of converts in the comments. Don't you realize that mikos are in Shinto shrines?... More

  • BloodThirstyNogitsune commented on April 18, 2010 11:24

    imagine Christians doing the same Moe Nuns lol... More

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Otaku Tanabata Prayer Scrolls – “My Wife is…”

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A small tree planted inside the Kaiyodo Hobby store in Akihabara late last week attracted a good number of tanzaku (prayer cards) from the passing otaku customers.

The various wishes are almost entirely what one would expect given the usual clientele, including the words “My Bride” so often that Kaiyodo might have saved many pens if a pre-inked rubber stamp for those kanji had been provided.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 4, 2014 03:44

    fuck off bitches yui is mai waifu *grabs body pillow and gropes it* HAH!in ur sad faces yea that's right shes so into me. .ah life is so great. .i need a knife to sta..... More

  • Anonymous commented on December 11, 2011 17:14

    She is definitely MINE. I call you to a duel now.... More

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K-ON! Ita-Ema Offered to the Gods

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Passionate otaku have been festooning yet another sacred Shinto site with the iconography of 2D goddesses; this time with ita-ema (votive prayer plaques offered to the gods) of the K-ON! girls, showing us once again that devoted otaku are indeed worthy of that name.

You may be familiar with this otaku practice from pictures of the epicenter of such otaku rituals, Washinomiya Shrine, perhaps better known as the home of the Lucky Star cast.

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  • 009099211_pok-popkk commented on June 10, 2009 10:48

    it will become a SERIOUS religious BUISNESS...... More

  • kenjiharima commented on June 10, 2009 05:29

    Konata is mai waifu Nagi-sama is mai waifu Mio is my waifu Whats next? lol... More

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Eri Takenashi’s Tearful Gratitude for Fan Devotion

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Kannagi mangaka Eri Takenashi, struck down by a mysterious illness and forced to stop publication amid a huge online fracas, has finally updated her site, Takenashi Note, some six months since its last update.

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  • suzacu commented on April 24, 2009 17:03

    Thanks for your reply. I understand exactly what you mean. It's not really unusual for famous people not to reveal the names of serious diseases they've got, especially politicians and mangaka, because it might affect their... More

  • halotoo commented on April 24, 2009 14:22

    Good news to hear she is getting well, now let hope berserk mangaka get well from his not so mysterious illness and continue his work soon. ... More

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Virgins Tend 600KG Penis at Hodare Penis Festival

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Virgin shrine maidens were on hand to tend a giant two metre long wooden penis weighing 600 kilograms at the latest Hodare penis festival in Tochio, held March 8th, whilst revelers gleefully rode atop it in the hopes of future fertility.

The ancient and raucously popular festival celebrates the fertility afforded by the male organ, and is a huge draw for men and women of all ages.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 28, 2014 02:35

    you have issues and to much western crap programmed into your mind.... More

  • Musashi75 commented on June 5, 2014 05:13

    holy Dicks !... More

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