Shinto Torii Arches survive Nagasaki and Tsunami

[Ichingcarpenter]

[inademv]

1. Quite sturdy

and haunting when you think about it.

[DearAbby]

2. I had to share it on my facebook

I hope you don't mind, thank you for posting.

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. No problem

I thought the photograph was haunting and
also maybe hopeful
I just changed my signature to the red cross support one
anyone can use that too.

[Lucinda]

4. Awesome.

Thank you for sharing it.

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred

A torii (鳥居・鳥栖・鶏栖 lit. bird perch?) (English: /ˈtɔəri.iː/) is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred
The function of a torii is to mark the entrance to a sacred space. For this reason, the road leading to a Shinto shrine (sandō) is almost always straddled by one or more torii, which are therefore the easiest way to distinguish a shrine from a Buddhist temple. If the sandō passes under multiple torii, the outer of them is called ichi no torii

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii

[Bonobo]

8. Today my daughter and I cleaned up the coast in front of our mountain shrine.

And afterwards, we sat in it for the 'tsuki-namisai" ceremony.

We do it twice a month on the 1st and 15th.

I feel power of the local spirits at the shrine.

It is a Tenjin shrine, for natural disasters.

I hope some good energy went flowing to someone or something listening.

Please.

[AsahinaKimi]

9. sugoi ne!!

頑張れ日本 !!

[Bonobo]

10. I like your positive message.

Ganbare Nihon!!

What else is there to say?

Ganbaru shika nai na.

[AsahinaKimi]

11. Soudesu ne!

Yatta! Yokatta ne!

[eShirl]

6. wow... k&r

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. The Nagasaki photo was taken 14-20 days after the bomb

From what I found on the net.

I think this is a before picture before the blast



but it might not be anyway here is a link to the blast photo

http://1945chicco.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html


I don't know about the other photo of the Torii
but it is from the Tsunami area