Ghost of Tsushima is known for its picturesque landscapes, but now the community has pitched in to help make the real world a little more picturesque as well. Fans have helped to raise money to rebuild a shrine on the actual island of Tsushima that was damaged during a recent typhoon.
A crowdfunding page for the Watatsumi Shrine in Tsushima started in November to repair the shrine, which concluded on Sunday with $260,000, far above the $47,500 goal. A priest at the shrine, Yuichi Hirayama, noted the involvement of the game community in a thank you note on the crowdfunding page. The Shrine plans to engrave the names of supporters on a stone monument.
“We have received a great deal of support from the players of the Ghost of Tsushima game set in Tsushima, and I feel that it is God’s guidance,” Hirayama wrote (via VGC). “I am very grateful for the support of so many people during a cramped life due to the coronavirus and the challenging economic situation.”
