A shrine dedicated to services in honor of stuffed toys opened in June in a mountainous forest in Kyoto Prefecture, offering a place for people to express appreciation for their plushies and find peace together.The brainchild of a company based in Osaka Prefecture that repairs stuffed toys, Nuigurumi Jinja in Nantan enshrines a divided spirit from a venerable shrine in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward known for conducting Shinto funerals and services for dolls.The grounds of Nuigurumi Jinja, literally "plushies shrine," feature a thatched-roof water pavilion shaped like soft-serve ice cream and a s…READ FULL ARTICLE