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"path": "/2026/05/02/shinto-shrine-will-bless-your-bike-helmet-and-give-you-a-sacred-bike-helmet-stamp/",
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"textContent": "Pray to get ahead or to keep your head. Bicycle helmets have really taken off recently. In the months leading up to Japan’s stricter cycling violation penalties, I noticed many more people around me wearing them, and after the laws went into effect, they even started selling out in a lot of stores. That’s great […]",
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