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Watazumi Shrine is found on Tsushima Island.

Now, however, its caretakers have issued a statement banning all tourists from visiting.

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No photography or video recording would be permitted, and even domestic bus tours were banned.

The news of the ban comes amid controversies around the virtual depiction of shrines, viaAssassin’s Creed Shadows.

Since then,Ubisofthas pushed anAssassin’s Creed Shadows day one patchto make certain objects in the buildings indestructible.

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