Shrine For Cuddly Toys
In Shintoism, everything has a god. The sea, the sky, the mountains,... there are gods for everything. Today I learned there are gods for cuddly toys!
Cuddly toys (or plush toys) are soft toys loved by kids and adults. Most children have a few cuddly toys, but many adults keep and treasure them too. Now there is a shrine for those toys.
Nuigurumi Shrine is in Nantan city, Kyoto prefecture. People can have ceremonies for their cuddly toys when they reach the end of their life. I guess they will also do marriages too... will they let two cuddly toys marry?? I don't know.... but it seems a lovely place to vist. I hope it goes well.
shrine: 神社
cuddly/plush toy(s): ぬいぐるみ
Shintoism: 神道
god: 神様
everything: すべて
to learn, learned: 学ぶ、学んだ
a few: いくつかの、少数の
to treasure ～: ～を大切にする
prefecture: 県
ceremony(-ies): 儀式
to reach the end of (their) life: 生涯を終える
I guess...: ～かな、～だろう
marriage(s): 結婚
to marry: 結婚する
it seems ～: ～のようだ
lovely: 素敵な、愛らしい
to go well: うまくいく
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