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Amabie has been getting a lot of attention due to COVID-19, but in Japan there is a powerful legend that goes back more than 1,000 years, about Jie Daishi Ryogen (Gansan Daishi), a high priest of Mt. Hiei during the Heian period, who is said to have transformed into a demon (Kaku Daishi) and dispelled epidemics. Wanting to get my hands on a Gansan Daishi amulet, I visited Jindaiji Temple in Chofu City, Tokyo after the state of emergency was lifted. I also saw how the temple town had regained its bustle. It seems that you can also receive demon-subduing talismans at famous places such as Nikko Rinnoji Temple and Ueno Kan'eiji Temple. Jindaiji Temple website https://www.jindaiji.or.jp/ #powerspot #Gansan Daishi #Jindaiji Temple