Cultural References
Kanda Shrine is popularly known as the hangout for Zenigata Heiji, a fictional policeman who thwarted criminals by throwing coins. Heiji's beat is Myōjin-shita, or "beneath the (Kanda) Myōjin shrine." Several monuments have been erected at the shrine in his honor.
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