Sannō Shrine

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The one-legged torii at the Sannō Shrine
The one-legged torii at the Sannō Shrine

The Sannō Shrine (山王神社 Sannō Jinja?), located about 900 metres south-east of the atomic bomb hypocentre in Nagasaki, is noted for its one-legged stone torii. One of the legs of the stone gate was slapped down by the ferocious blast wind of the atomic bomb explosion.

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