Karakura Church

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  - The Church is a prominent religious structure located within Karakura, for those who may not practice Shintoism. It features many traditional elements of Christian churches, including an altar, confession booth, pews, and more. 

- Despite the religion being a minority in Japan, many couples choose to have ‘nonreligious’ traditionally Christian wedlock ceremonies. 

  - It is said the building is full of good energy from all of the happy marriages to have taken place within its walls, love and jubilance hanging heavy in the air for all to feel. 

- Originally, the Church was built in celebration. During the Meiji Restoration, when the ban on Christianty was lifted and religious freedom was allowed, Japanese Christians gathered on the very grounds the building would later stand upon. 

- It is said that one man in particular, Okimi Harada, gave a sermon to his peers, an address of thanksgiving to their God.

  - He would then go on to call for the beginning of the construction of the Church of Karakura, where it is still standing strong, two centuries later. It is a symbol of freedom, hope, and loyalty. 

Authored by Olzweig