By YOSUKE HIRUMA/ Staff Writer
March 28, 2020 at 07:30 JST
Wooden votive plaques feature women’s chests. (Yosuke Hiruma)
KOMAKI, Aichi Prefecture—Visitors might laugh or blush in embarrassment over the artifacts displayed at the “breast temple” here, but they quickly stifle their giggles when they see the serious demeanor of chief priest Morio Okada. [Read More]
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