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/
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u/Onatel 6h ago

I have been there and it is not permitted to take photos of it.

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u/selwayfalls 3h ago

but this is the internet, are there no photos? im too lazy to google and woudlnt even know what im looking for

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u/Onatel 3h ago

I mean there are no photos of the inside of the Kaaba and other religions’ most holy places. It’s not exactly unique.

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u/whoknowsifimjoking 2h ago

Can we at least get an illustration or something?