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Lucky Star Festival at Washinomiya Shrine.




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Hon'ya-chan



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:37 am Reply with quote
Complete with a Lucky Star mikoshi. Oy.

http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=6114
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BrentNewhall



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:24 pm Reply with quote
Y'know, I think it's really refreshing that the folks at the shrine saw this surge in popularity, and rolled with it. Nothing wrong with acknowledging the popularity of an anime series, and doing things to accommodate (and cater to) its fans, even for a shrine.

It's nice that they've metaphorically shrugged, said "Hey, these are customers, too," and reacted appropriately.
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:24 pm Reply with quote
According to legend, the shrine was founded by Amenohohi, a descendant of Amaterasu the Sun Goddess. One of the oldest shrines in the Kanto region, and was even visited by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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Furudanuki



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:26 pm Reply with quote
I remember reading articles about how some of the locals weren't especially pleased when the Lucky Star fans first started showing up at the shrine en masse. But things like this:
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Local shops have seen 150% increase in business, possibly because some restaurants are cashing in by naming dishes after Lucky Star characters.
seem to have made them become a lot more accepting of their odd visitors. Laughing
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