By HIROAKI ABE/ Staff Writer
December 1, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Otajinja’s worship hall on the coast and Okushirito island 20 kilometers away can be seen from the rock cave housing the main building of the shrine. (Hiroaki Abe)
SETANA, Hokkaido--A rising number of people are putting themselves in danger of bone-fracturing tumbles, crushed skulls by falling rocks and wild animal attacks to reach a shrine that honors a deity for safety. [Read More]
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