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From Curiosity to Calling: Why American Travelers Are Flocking to Japan's Ancient Shinto Shrines
A quiet but unmistakable shift is reshaping American travel to Japan. Increasingly, visitors from the United States are venturing beyond Tokyo's neon corridors and Kyoto's famous temples to seek something far more personal: a genuine spiritual encounter at Japan's thousands of Shinto shrines. What is drawing modern Western travelers to these ancient sacred spaces, and what do they find when they arrive?