Japan Is Losing Something It Can Never Get Back

Right. You gotta be patient with me on this one. I'm trying to make a point and I spend half the trip figuring out how to make that point. Basically many shrines and traditions in Japan need to destroy and rebuild in order to survive. Something like that. It's a pretty vague link. But i think i achieve it. Watch till the end to find out! That's called retention. You have to watch the whole video in order to get what's called a payout. Payout or payoff? I can't remember. Anyway here's an SEO optimised description I got AI to write for to put here somewhere: Japan has survived for over 2,000 years — but how? I travel to Japan's sacred Ise-Shima Peninsula to find the answer, and what I discover changes the way I see the whole country. From the ancient Ise Jingu shrine — rebuilt from scratch every 20 years for over a millennium — to the Ama divers of Osatsu, women who have been free diving to the bottom of the sea on a single breath for 2,000 years, this video explores what it really means to survive. I camp overnight at the sacred Meoto Iwa — the wedded rocks — to catch the sunrise between them at dawn, and sit down to eat with Japan's last generation of sea women in a traditional Ama hut. Two ancient traditions, both 2,000 years old. One figured out how to last forever. The other is almost gone. If you're interested in Japan travel, Japanese mythology, Japanese culture, hidden Japan, Ise Jingu shrine, Ama divers, Ise-Shima, rural Japan, Japan off the beaten path, or the side of Japan that social media never shows you — this video is for you. Part 2 of my Japan hitchhiking series. enjoy, mike x Some other vids you should watch:    • Inside the Country that Almost Existed      • Overnight on Myanmar's Forbidden Border   ------- Email me: [email protected] Follow me on insta:   / mikeokayyt