Atsuta Shrine

Before leaving Nagoya for Tokyo I spent the morning exploring Astuta Shrine, it was a very serene place with many customs that I didn't fully understand.

The shrine is home to the legendary Kusanagi no Tsurugi sword, which was used by the god Susanoo in Japanese folklore to slay the eight headed serpent Orochi. This is also the plot of the video game Okami

Although the legendary sword is hidden from the general public, there was a museum displaying various swords donated to the shrine, including a few that you were allowed to hold, I never realized how huge a katana actually was!Read more