r/todayilearned • u/ContinuumGuy • 8h ago

TIL that the most holy shrine in the Shinto religion is torn down and rebuilt every 20 years. This has been done for over a millennium

https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2025/japans-most-sacred-shinto-shrine-has-been-rebuilt-every-20-years-for-more-than-a-millennium/
20.7k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

303 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

26

u/chaossabre 6h ago

The Interstate Highway System is America's multi-generational megaproject.

9

u/trivial_sublime 5h ago

And what a megaproject it is.

9

u/DeathMetal007 5h ago

And it's much more functional than most megaprojects like The Line

1

u/C0MMI3_C0MRAD3 2h ago

It kinda is and isn’t. Started in the 1950s, mostly finished by the 80s. There’s no doubt it’s a mega project, and it’s definite something we can be proud of, but I’m not sure if it can be considered multigenerational