Ah, how interesting! I have never been to Japan myself, or really the East at all... My work has kept me largely in Europe. Though I have been learning a bit more about Japan in particular, as of late. There is a great interest in its culture in England. [ a beat, then, ] Or, well, was, technically.

[ He doesn't even get into Mr. Tanaka, though this is largely because I, Christy, still do not know how to explain Mr. Tanaka??? YANA PLEASE EXPLAIN ]

Certainly shrines sound like a more agreeable way to consult divine powers. I do not believe his asthma is the result of "evil", after all...

[ since he had it before he met sebastian. lmao. ]