Archive · 28 Nov 2025

Chinese Tourist Angers Japan with Fake Money

Chinese Tourist Angers Japan with Fake Money

A Chinese man visited a famous temple in Japan called Sensoji.

He put special paper money, called joss paper or hell money, into a donation box instead of real money.

This paper is usually used in China to help the dead in the afterlife, not for wishing good luck.

The man and his friend said that Japanese fortune-telling sticks don't work for Chinese people and that they were 'deceiving the devils.'

Many people in Japan were upset because they saw this as disrespectful to their culture and religion.

The man drew a fortune stick that said 'auspicious,' which means good luck, but his actions caused a lot of anger.

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