MasaManiA, Japan’s most independent photographic reporter and free-thinker who brought the world news of Tired Japanese Man last year brings us to the attention of another part of Japanese culture:

“THis is shrine. there are lots of shrines in Japan next to Starback coffe shop but shrine is very divine place more than starback and no charge. there are lots of reason to build shrine. but the common aim is to worship something. what do jap worship ? God. But you know, almost all Jap have no religion. shrine have no relation with religion. We just feel sacred to every things and belieave in the god in every things. we belieave god in computer, god in sun, god in coin, god in pencil, god in soap or anythings. and to worship such thing more formally, we build shrine. our carnival event is based on this each worshippings.

different with religion, this randam worshipping have no precepts. just worship.

Yes, we worship randamly anything !”

Click to see what this shrine is devoted to 😉 Even though MasaManiA loves nothing (except for his middle finger), I love MasaManiA!!