The bulletin board was erected in the middle of the approach saying Dismounting
The sign was erected in the middle of the wide approach road. The torii gate and the shrine hall gate can be seen over there. The sign says 'Gejo (Dismounting)', which means that to proceed to the shrine gate beyond this point, you have to get off your vehicle and walk towards it. However, it is unlikely that anyone would get on a vehicle to go onwards from here. If you do that, you don't know what the right-wingers will do to you.
The manners of dismounting have been around for a lot longer than you might think. The rules are said to have already been described in a law book, called 'Hososhosho', written from the end of the Heian period to the beginning of the Kamakura period. It is said that those who broke these rules were punished by caning. From the perspective of modern people, the punishment imposed seems too heavy.
| Aug 2017 IN THE CITY TOKYO | |
| APPROACH GATE KUDAN SHRINE TORII YASUKUNI JINJA |
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PHOTO DATA
No
10246
Shooting Date
Feb 2017
Posted On
August 13, 2017
Modified On
November 13, 2024
Place
Kudan, Tokyo
Genre
Street Photography
Camera
SONY ALPHA 7R II
Lens
SONNAR T* FE 55MM F1.8 ZA
