While in Hiroshima, Melissa and I took a day trip to see Itsukushima Shrine. Just off the coast from the city, the shinto shrine is situated on a holy island surrounded by Japan's inland sea. 
To retain the purity of the shrine, all deaths, births, and burials have traditionally been prohibited on the island. I suppose anyone who lives in the small village surrounding the shrine is quickly sent packing if they appear to be considering a possible violation of the island's sanctity? Virgin soil aside, the island is really beautiful and definitely worth seeing.
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