Recollections of an RB-29 crew in JapanNikko Shrines in ColorPage 3 of 7 Pages
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| This five story pagoda was contributed by Tadakatsu Sakai, a Daimyo of Kohama in 1650, but was destroyed by fire on 16 October 1815 and rebuilt in 1818.
It stands 106 feet high and a long wooden pillar hangs from the third floor like a pendulum, maintaining the whole building in equilibrium against any storm or earthquake. It has no foundation and just stands on the stones. The five roofs represent the five elements of the universe. The first roof means “earth”, the second “water”, the third “fire”, the fourth “wind”, and the fifth, “heaven”. |
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| This is a sacred stable. The white horse given by the emperor used to be stabled there. There are many carvings of monkies on the lintle. The monkey is thought to be a mascot of the horse, so there are many carvings of them. |
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| There are three monkies on the second lintle... See no evil, hear no evil nor speak any evil, which are the original carving. The series of the monkey carvings represents the life of a man as it occurrs through the successive chapters of life. |
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