Kirisuto no Haka

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Kirisuto no Haka (Japanese: キリストの墓) (lit. 'Tomb of Christ') is a tomb claimed to be that of Jesus in Shingō, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Kiyomaro Takeuchi claimed that he discovered the tomb in 1935 while he was surveying the village of Herai (current village of Shingō). The Takeuchi documents, which are believed to be a hoax, claim that Jesus underwent training in Japan for 12 years before spreading Christianity. The manuscript also claims that instead of Jesus, his brother Isukiri died on the cross and Jesus escaped to Herai through Siberia, residing there until his death at the age of 106. Although these claims were not taken seriously by the residents of the village or the public, the site is currently used as a tourist spot by the village, with festivals being held every June since 1964. Historian and literature professor Kokichi Kano was asked to examine the documents in May 1928 but declined. In 1935 he was asked again and did examine five of the seven Takeuchi documents and proved...

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