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A clear blue-green river flows beside a wooden boardwalk. Ahead stand tall pine trees with lower leafy trees, and beyond them, rugged high mountains gradually become bare. Sunlight bathes the landscape under nearly cloudless skies, suggesting tranquil nature in Kranj, Slovenia, from the vantage point of a dock. Photo by Ales Krivec on Pexels

Tanukidanisan Fudō-in is a Buddhist temple located in the Ichijōji area of Kyoto, nestled in the mountains. It was founded in 1718, when the monk Mokujiki Shōzen Tomoatsu discovered a cavern and enshrined a statue of Fudō Myō’ō, the Immovable Wisdom King.

The temple was re-established in 1944 and is now known as a place of prayer for health and protection from illness.

The temple grounds feature around 300 statues of raccoon dogs (tanuki), which are regarded as lucky symbols, especially for merchants and athletes.

Climb 250 steps to reach the temple grounds. The temple is built on a cliff, reminiscent of Kyoto’s iconic Kiyomizu-dera.

📍Sakyo Ward, Kyoto

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NEXUS cards no longer allow the “X” gender marker for Canadians, even if they have that marker on their passports.

Why? Because of the United States of America 🤦‍♂️

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nexus-card-canadians-x-gender-marker-1.7601719
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Les cartes NEXUS n'autorisent plus le marqueur de genre « X » pour les Canadiens•nes, même s'ils/elles/iels ont ce marqueur sur leurs passeports.

Pourquoi ? À cause des États-Unis d'Amérique 🤦‍♂️

// Article en anglais //