What is the significance of the sacred in Breath of the Wild?

A look at how traditional Japanese culture and beliefs influenced Breath of the Wild's world and its upcoming sequel.
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0:00 Introduction
1:13 Tori
1:31 Jinja
2:24 Kami
4:07 Purification
4:56 Onsen
5:34 Sokushinbutsu
6:01 Bonsai
6:31 Jizo
7:22 Ginkgo and Tori in BotW 2
7:47 Outro

[@KumaPlays]

I'm very excited to see that Bayo 3 finally has a release date, but I'm even more interested in when Breath of the Wild 2 will be released. Come on Nintendo!

[@biyerchobi8874]

Informational and fully explained video. Thanks for sharing 💖

[@KumaPlays]

Glad you liked it. Thanks a lot!

[@Santi_ramos35]

Damn, the more you know… feel like I’m in school every time I watch your vids 😂

[@KumaPlays]

Thanks man. I will take that as a good thing. Always happy to have you stop by!

[@DweebGaming]

Im actually pretty glad BOTW2 was moved to next year lol since I have Pokémon and Harry potter game coming out prob around the same time . The reason why I never really played Xenoblade 2 was because I was so addicted to BOTW .. I know when 2 comes out no other game will be able to reach me for a WHILE!! Great video though! I love when games have more interesting cultures and lore . I do tend to focus on games with more of a Japanese theme , that's for sure. I'm really thinking about playing sword and fairy 7 when it comes to ps5

[@KumaPlays]

Hey there! I know what you mean. I have such a long backlist of games and so little time to actually play them. Playing FFXIV the last couple of months definitely hasn't helped that one bit either. LOL.

[@DweebGaming]

@@KumaPlays haha lol That is one reason I had to put FFXIV to the side lol I had bought games and never even opened them yet lol

[@joseybryant7577]

I cannot believe this video has such low views :(. I hope your channel explodes in popularity soon, it deserves to.

[@KumaPlays]

Wow! Thanks for watching and thank you so much for the comment. I am really glad you enjoyed the video.

[@ah-younkim5179]

I love this game so much. This and Animal Crossing are the whole reason I got a Switch. You did a great job. I want to go explore this game so more because of this.

[@KumaPlays]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found something new. Hope you have fun exploring!

[@ppu_ff]

Ótimo vídeo.

[@sukha803]

Very excellent

[@KumaPlays]

Thank you very much!

[@thuraiyoorthuraiyoor7922]

wow amazing gaming vidoe, keeep it up..

[@KumaPlays]

Thank you very much! I appreciate it.

[@larryazear9815]

Good video, but one correction. Kami are the gods of the Shinto religion.

[@KumaPlays]

Thanks for watching. Glad you liked the video.
In my research there seemed to be different ideas of what kami are. I found that kami can be translated as "gods", but that a lot of sources said such a literal translation wasn't a good fit. I tried to keep that definition intentionally vague, to prevent creating a misunderstanding.

[@readyforclarity]

This is such an interesting perspective to me. I always thought BotW looked painfully boring. This brings a layer of interest to it that I hadn't considered. I'm a hardcore ocarina of time fan but I have had a hard time getting into others. The shrines in BotW specifically seemed repetitive and unnecessary. Thanks for this video! As a cult survivor but also a person fascinated by religion and philosophy I really enjoyed it. - Hannah

[@KumaPlays]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate your perspective on this topic. I too am fascinated by religion. So I am glad this video could help add a new layer to BotW for you.
And Ocarina was a great game! For me, BotW is my favorite Zelda game. A Link to the Past is second and Ocarina of Time is third. But it really is a difficult choice!

[@labebeh6508]

nice video

[@KumaPlays]

Thank you very much!

[@Pontusj02]

nice

[@KumaPlays]

Thanks a lot!

[@relarin952]

These similarities are stunning. I would've never known but I think it adds so much to the world. Plus Japanese culture in general is just so awesome and fascinating!

[@KumaPlays]

Thank you very much for the comment. Glad you liked the video!
I agree that these little touches add so much to an amazing game.

[@iAletho]

I'm not sure why but I couldn't get into this game, maybe with it being my first Zelda game I just didn't have that existing love for the series. That and the weapon breaking mechanic was annoying as hell, the game does look lovely though so theres a plus!

[@KumaPlays]

I totally agree. The weapon breaking mechanic is annoying. That's easily my biggest pain point for the game.
I've been off my game lately. Gotta get back into the swing of things. Thanks for the comment!

[@arthurmorgan2736]

Noice

[@KumaPlays]

Thank you very much. Glad you approved.

[@rogerm1205]

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