prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons)
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In old Japan, certain places were designated as women-forbidden.
While the custom of prohibiting women has faded with time, it still remains in some traditional places.
The sumo ring has a tradition of being off-limits to women.
For religious reasons, that temple is known as a place where women are forbidden.
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