About two months ago, Hirotada Kasannoin shaved his stubbly beard, swapped his business suit for a white kimono, and became the chief priest of Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara. "I'm learning about Shinto ritual services one by one, as there are many special facets of decorum peculiar to Kasuga Taisha. I feel a powerful sense of history handed down from our predecessors," he said.

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