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Drunk American tourist damages 800-year-old Kyoto temple

Drunk American tourist damages 800-year-old Kyoto temple

Ellsworth Toohey
Jun 26, 2025
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The Kenninji Temple in Kyoto, Japan (Allison H. Smith/shutterstock.com)

A drunk American tourist broke into and damaged a centuries-old Zen temple in Kyoto, reports Tokyo Weekender.

The incident occurred at Shoden Eigen-in, a subtemple of the historic Kenninji monastery, when the intoxicated visitor entered through a kitchen door at 6:20 a.m. on June 24. …

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