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How did these shrines survive a tsunami?
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When the 2011 tsunami devastated Japan’s coast, patches of forest were left standing amid the destruction. Many surrounded Shinto shrines, ancient chinju-no-mori, or “guardian forests”, that appeared to protected them when disaster struck. Could these deeply rooted forests offer a natural defence against future tsunamis?
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How did these shrines survive a tsunami?
Jonathan Vit · 11/10/2026, 9:02:55 AM
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