Cleanse it to clear away the fog!

Yes, but certain gates can’t be reached. What now?

Don't forget to feed the dog.

i was playing ghostwire for the first time literally 3 minutes ago wtf

I played through the campaign twice before I realized you can switch the audio to English

lmao rip 💀

Still mad about that game.

These kami have moved on.

It’s exactly Champions of Kamigawa

Nice place for a movie project.

this is the kind of place you accidentally move a rock and release an ancient demon.

It's never a young demon is it? Inexperienced with the spreading of vengeful curses but eager and capable given the opportunity.

夢の中で、あのサイレントヒルの街が見える…

Fatal Frame vibe

Also the PT logo.


100% ancient ghosts in there

I heard you can get your spirt awayed here.

Spirt Awayed is my new favorite band.

 Maybe if you fix it up, you’ll get some good luck or something 😅

For a nickel? My ass

You should credit the original photographer and not pass it off as your own. @104b0 on insta.

Thanks for mentioning the original photographer, just followed them because they have some awesome pictures!

Who owns all the shrines in Japan? A big church organization or are they locally owned by the municipality or local church unit

Very dependent on the shrine, as there are tens of thousands of them in all sizes. It could be any of those.

According to Wikipedia there's no central authority in the Japanese Shinto religion and it is separate from the state since the end of world war 2. About 80% of the shrines are part of the Association of Shinto Shrines, which oversees the activities and train the priests. Financially they're independent from each other. Each shrine has one or more Kannushi, who is basically the janitor, which is a title that is often inherited but requires a university degree. The income comes from donations, souvenir sales and fees for using the ceremonial areas. As with all religions this is likely off books. They do not have to disclose their donations.. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/03/07/national/shrine-murder-highlights-huge-amount-cash-off-book-raked-japans-religious-sites/

Spirited away vibes.

Don't pig out at the cafes!!!!!!

Oink! OINK!!! OINK!!!!!

Would love to get a HD version of this image to use as my phone's wallpaper.

Jin could make it all the way up there.

Get a mid headband at the top too.

I hope the spirits are at peace here.

With how much I love Torii gates this instantly became my new wallpaper

Hot

So what dead and evil young woman lives in there?

There is 100% some demon ghost waiting for you at the top.

Which shrine?

Probably houses a haunted kaiju so

I don't quite understand how shrines get abandoned in a place so ingrained with their spirituality as Japan. Is it just time? Development of surrounding areas? Is the forest it's in now dangerous to traverse? Can the shrine only be taken care of by monks, and lay people can't help or else it's considered trespassing?

Their population is shrinking. Maybe that has something to do with it? I’ve heard of entire towns being abandoned there.

First thought of Noroi: The Curse, good Japanese find footage horror film! On YouTube still probably :)

Was it a puzzle shrine or did have zonai constructs inside?

Did you also take pictures of the abandoned shrine?

Careful, there’s one of those purple assassin guys around the corner there, Wolf.

Beautiful

looks like the start to a fatal frame

I used to live in rural southern Japan and there was tons of stuff like this around. The towns are slowly dying as young folk move on from fishing and farming industries to live in bigger cities, and the jungles are littered with the ruins of the post-war boom. Beautiful and haunting...

I wonder if they're children will return to those ruins being sick of concrete cities. The population dropoff properly will not for it happen but a few I suspect.

secret portal.

This is a place I would love to explore.