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November 3, 2005

Meet a female spiritual leader
48% with 526 votes

Find out if tofu increases longevity
38% with 419 votes

Learn about the Okinawan diet
15% with 162 votes
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Yesterday's winning vote sent us to meet with a 78-year-old priestess. View video and photos from our interview with this spiritual leader.Then cast your vote to pick the expedition's next destination, and return tomorrow for new postings.
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Spiritual Leader
Photograph by Gianluca Colla

Chiyo Ameku, 78, says her ikigai—or reason living—is her role as a noro, or priestess, of her village in Motubu. On the first and fifteenth of each month, she offers formal prayers to ancestors for the safety, health, and happiness of her people.

 

 



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