I agree, only somehow this seems to make more sense, haha
Unless they were both right and there were an army of Jesuses all over the world!
djarno
· 1 year ago
"Army of Jesuses." Wow. I want everyone to take a couple of minutes to ponder that idea.
pestonio
· 1 year ago
I'm in Japan at the moment. Maybe I'll go visit this place. I love the Japanese take on western popular culture and it doesn't really get any bigger than fake Christmas, uhh, I mean Kirisuto-matsuri...
koichi
· 1 year ago
I love how a lot of people think it's Santa's birthday, and then have Christmas Cake :)
Lmfao...wow. I love Japan and the ways in which we suffer miscommunications with each other.
McAlpine
· 1 year ago
I've been there twice. I forgot to take the picture of the plaque from Isreal which was flown over by an Isreali delegation a few years ago. If you check my flickr "Tony Alexander" you can find it.
koichi
· 1 year ago
did you take a picture as jesus' family?
Finlay Clark
· 1 year ago
Haha! Japan what were you thinking! Thanks for the research Koichi
moshi_moshi
· 1 year ago
Sorry for double posting, I'm making an account.
Rob_Hoolan
· 1 year ago
Haha Japan seems to be the only country that can bastardize religion and not be called racist.
Izeyhec
· 1 year ago
just shows that it is a wonderful place lol
WOTDsctoo
· 1 year ago
If we want to take a picture, how do you decide who gets to be Jesus? D:
Julie
· 1 year ago
Janken, obviously. It's Japan. ;)
Eevee
· 1 year ago
This is too, too interesting. As a Christian, I find this amazingly hilarious. And as always Japan comes out with 500 points for originality. I can only hope that the number of Christians in Japan is not affected by this place or story...
Alexandre
· 7 months ago
This is no more, no less "amazingly hilarious" than any other holy site in Israel. They serve to attract tourists and belong more to fables than reality. And for those who are looking for the Holy Graal, might as well come have a look in Japan!
Ana_chan
· 1 year ago
Awesome article! Yay! I agree with the theory of the white dude who somehow ends up in Japan; indeed, either his name got rather harmed when "translated" in Japanese (the same happened to me) or the bloke really thought he was Jesus. And who could blame him for remaining in Japan instead of going back to the crazy continent, really? I think the whole "Jesus-picture"--which is hilarious, really--is what we meddlesome westerners get for messing with religion in Japan; it seemed complicated enough as it was with Shintoism and Buddhism.
emiko
· 1 year ago
since i'm a christian i can't say that i agree with the article, but over all i really thought it was interesting!
chris the viking?
gohkal
· 1 year ago
Reminds me of the Jesus in India stories (goes to India to learn the ways of Hinduism then returns to Judea with new fangled ideas).
hungry for some niniku ramen now....
Chester_King
· 1 year ago
I WANT to believe.
McAlpine
· 1 year ago
Correction. I have the picture of the plaque in my flickr.
Captain_Ron
· 1 year ago
Perhaps this explains Segata Sanshiro...
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year ago
Hahahahahaha.
Kristin
· 1 year ago
Hmmm... Maybe not a viking, since they didn't know about the whole christ thing. Would be cool if it was the grave of Thor the thundergod or something. I once heard that one of the former african colonies got its name by the english because they asked the natives what it was called and the natives replied with hello in their languange or something and the english thought it was the name. Puh, long sentence. Just saying, maybe they just thought they were talking about two different things. "what's your name dude on the beach?" "Jesus christ you've got some nice women in this country!". ....maybe.
Nicely done by jesus, faking his own death. Could explain the whole showing up alive later deal. "Oh i have to go back to heaven now" but really it was his wife who had told him he wasn't allowed to stay for longer than 30 days (or however long it was) so he had to go back to japan.
jrfiction
· 1 year ago
Legend has it that one of the 3 sacred treasures of the Japanese imperial family is a Hebrew mirror thousands of years old. The so-called mirror of Yata (Yata no kagami) is inscribed with "eheyeh asher eheyeh" (I am that I am), the name given to god in Exodus 3:14. No one living has ever seen it, yet every few years the silk cover which protects it from prying eyes is covered in yet another layer of silk.
It is held at the Grand Shrine in Ise, and is considered so sacred not even the emperor himself has seen it.
Remember that large parts of the life of Jesus, if you believe in the man as a historical figure, remain undocumented. It is quite like that in time between his coming of age and his return to Israel in his late twenties he went travelling. Perhaps the true life of Christ is more fantastic than we could ever imagine.
derek
· 1 year ago
that made the hairs go up on my neck... good work.
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year ago
Neat story!
Alexandre
· 7 months ago
Obviously, the emperor himself doesn't believe the story or he'd be a Christian...
Maciel
· 1 year ago
haha the tourist attractions thats funny
Chris_paros
· 1 year ago
LOL, I can imagine their faces if some viking guy just washed ashore... It could also be a sort of "nihonjinron" theory but I dunno... Stil pretty funny though!
Omar Eduardo Fernández
· 1 year ago
now this makes jesus' story so much more interesting. to think that i spent so many years being lied to...
rspencer
· 1 year ago
i prefer Jesus over your stupid obese bald buddha.
koichi
· 1 year ago
Thing is, that dude ain't buddha, everyone in the West's got that one wrong
astrorainfall
· 1 year ago
This is a great post. Amazing and bizarre....
stshores24
· 1 year ago
Hmm, can you say 'syncretic'? :)
fuazu
· 1 year ago
lol...this is interesting for a second there,i wanted to believe
kakapoopy
· 1 year ago
thats REALLY funky and very amusing haha. ITS SO WEIRD!
altonet
· 1 year ago
Interesting, though I'm a bit confused ............ @.@
subhrajit
· 11 months ago
i neeeeeeeeeeeeed a friend live in japan.(no age limit)
Jesus Empty Tomb
· 6 months ago
Interesting like the theories of the Mormons.
Grant
· 5 months ago
THe post Kristen mad shows she/ he is not a big cristian becouse he died and came back alive 3 days laer. and It is posible it is a scam mde to make the town atorist atraction, It would be a big hit with the ani christins out there that awant to take out oour fathe.
Grant
· 5 months ago
I forgot to say you defonently could not get to the islands of japan from Isreal in 3 friken das, But then again he did come back and we do not know what appened after. and a lot o her life was undocumented.
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Unless they were both right and there were an army of Jesuses all over the world!
Thanks for the research Koichi
;)
I agree with the theory of the white dude who somehow ends up in Japan; indeed, either his name got rather harmed when "translated" in Japanese (the same happened to me) or the bloke really thought he was Jesus. And who could blame him for remaining in Japan instead of going back to the crazy continent, really?
I think the whole "Jesus-picture"--which is hilarious, really--is what we meddlesome westerners get for messing with religion in Japan; it seemed complicated enough as it was with Shintoism and Buddhism.
chris the viking?
hungry for some niniku ramen now....
Nicely done by jesus, faking his own death. Could explain the whole showing up alive later deal. "Oh i have to go back to heaven now" but really it was his wife who had told him he wasn't allowed to stay for longer than 30 days (or however long it was) so he had to go back to japan.
It is held at the Grand Shrine in Ise, and is considered so sacred not even the emperor himself has seen it.
Remember that large parts of the life of Jesus, if you believe in the man as a historical figure, remain undocumented. It is quite like that in time between his coming of age and his return to Israel in his late twenties he went travelling. Perhaps the true life of Christ is more fantastic than we could ever imagine.
good work.
thats funny
to think that i spent so many years being lied to...
wrong
for a second there,i wanted to believe