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  "path": "/2026/04/09/japanese-manhole-lid-raises-eyebrows-with-fertility-god-symbol-that-looks-like-well-you-know/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-08T15:00:19.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Japan",
    "culture",
    "fertility",
    "fertility god",
    "Iwate",
    "Kanamara",
    "Kanamara Daimyojin",
    "Kanamara Festival",
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  "textContent": "Festival of the Steel Phallus deity gets a steel lid in a rural city. For all its staid traditions and formal etiquette, Japanese culture can be surprisingly uninhibited in ways that can leave visitors from abroad clutching their pearls. Take, for example, a new manhole lid that’s just been installed in front of Kobunoki Shrine […]",
  "title": "Japanese manhole lid raises eyebrows with fertility god symbol that looks like… well, you know"
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