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Oct 12 2006 3 Comments

Royal resting place

Whilst Emperor Hirohito (or Showa) may well have been born a ‘god’ and yet died a mere man — with the repercussions of his reign still felt to this very day — his final resting place is reflected in the role he retained, whether rightly or wrongly,

emperor showa grave

up until the very end.

Hirohito resting place

Family members and forefathers his eternal and elaborately entombed companions.

emperor taisho grave

Categorized: Culture, Photography, Religion

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  1. スロ says

    10/12/2006 at 8:13 pm

    That’s the famous Yasukuni? Mmm not bad…

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  2. Lee says

    10/12/2006 at 8:22 pm

    Nah, they are completely different places スロ.

    For a picture of Yasukuni Shrine and a shot of some of the types that frequent it, there’s an old post here.

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  3. スロ says

    10/16/2006 at 7:19 am

    そうですね ハハハハハハハ
    Thank you!

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