Ghost of Tsushima fans help with Tsushima Island repairs in real life

Ghost of Tsushima fans helped contribute to the restoration of a real-life Torii gate on the Japanese island of Tsushima. As reported by Siliconera, the crowdfunding project to restore the Watatsumi Shrine gate ended on January 10, accumulating more than 27 million yen. According to a Famitsu article, many Ghost of Tsushima fans supported fundraising and, in the end, managed to reach 542% of the initial 5 million yen target.

The gate of the Watatsumi Shrine was partially destroyed by a typhoon in September 2020, and repairs are expected to begin in April 2021, although pandemic-related delays may delay this process. The project creator thanked the game’s fans for their contributions in one of the activity reports as the campaign progressed, and a commemorative stone will include the names of all those who promised more than 10,000 yen (approximately $ 95 USD / £ 71 / $ 125 AUD).

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Torii gates are commonly used to mark the entrance to a Shinto temple and have even helped to inspire the creation of Star Fox. Watatsumi Shrine is based on Toyotama, one of three regions featured in Ghost of Tsushima.

In another Ghost of Tsushima news, the PlayStation exclusive recently won The Last of Us II and Hades to win the Player’s Voice award at The Game Awards 2020.

We reviewed Ghost of Tsushima in July 2020, marking it with a 9 and calling it “an excellent action game”. If you’re advancing the game now on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5, check out our complete Ghost of Tsushima guide to make sure you find all the collectibles and get all the updates.

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