Introduction to Divine Turtle Lake: There is a giant stone turtle lying in the Divine Turtle Lake. Legend has it that this is the gate turtle of Myorinji Temple in the east temple. During the day, it transforms into a stone turtle to guard the temple gate. At night, it can gain magical power and walk through the stone. The turtle does not abide by the temple rules and often goes to Tihou Village to play at night and returns before dawn. One night, he lost track of time because of his fun. The rooster crowed at dawn and lost its magical power. He was unable to cross the mountains and return to the temple, so he had to stay here forever, but his head was always facing the direction of the temple.

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