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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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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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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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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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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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Seongmyeong Sa 성명사 (Namhae, South Korea)
Seongmyeong Sa 聖明寺 is a temple and pilgrimage site in Namhae, Korea. The abbot uses Korean and Tibetan Buddhist medicine in his teachings and occasionally treats patients.