The next day's plan is to visit a memorial, provided the travelers have identified the correct temple. Translated temple names can make the right site difficult to find, while English-language websites may lag behind current conditions. Local people have been quick to explain where to go and what is happening. Sarushima Island, also called Monkey Island, provides the example: places shown as open in a guidebook were closed and appeared to have been so for some time. The closures are disappointing, though they amount to one small part of a much larger trip.
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Temple searches and closed sites in Japan
A planned memorial visit and unexpected closures on Sarushima Island show how translated names and outdated English information complicate historical travel in Japan.