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Takoyakushi-do (Kyoto, Japan)
Small busy shrine in downtown Kyoto that features healing octopi. (NOTE: This entry includes a Virtual Reality tour of the location.)
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Mikataishi Kanzeon (Wakasa, Japan)
Remote rural pilgrimage location specializing in healing disabilities related to limbs. (NOTE: This entry includes a Virtual Reality tour of the location.)
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Sensō-ji (Tokyo, Japan)
The largest religious tourist destination in the world, with plenty of connections with health and healing. (NOTE: This entry includes a Virtual Reality tour of the location.)
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Nanzoin (Tokyo, Japan)
Secularizing temple offering yoga and other new age health experiences. (NOTE: This entry includes a Virtual Reality tour of the location.)
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Yakushi-ji (Nara, Japan)
Venerable Medicine Buddha temple that has hosted rituals against epidemics for centuries. (NOTE: This entry includes a Virtual Reality tour of the location.)
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Ryosen-ji (Nara, Japan)
Relax in the healing waters of a sacred hot spring. (NOTE: This entry includes a Virtual Reality tour of the location.)
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Imakumano Kannon-ji (Kyoto, Japan)
Pilgrimage destination for physicians to empower their practice and for elderly people to ward off dementia. (NOTE: This entry includes a Virtual Reality tour of the location.)
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Togenuki Jizoson Koganji (Tokyo, Japan)
Blending tradition and modernity, this temple specializes in healing talismans and modern heart-health. (NOTE: This entry includes a Virtual Reality tour of the location.)
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Kiyumizudera Temple (Kyoto, Japan)
Drink from the sacred waters and receive the healing powers of Kannon bodhisattva. (NOTE: This entry includes a Virtual Reality tour of the location.)
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Nishiarai Daishi (Tokyo, Japan)
Jizos of various types offer healing and comfort for templegoers with a variety of ailments. (NOTE: This entry includes a Virtual Reality tour of the location.)
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Jinko-in (Kyoto, Japan)
At this temple, illnesses can be extracted through an esoteric “cucumber exorcism.” (NOTE: This entry includes a Virtual Reality tour of the location.)