A 'bored' Canadian teen vandalised a wooden pillar, while a ceiling painting in Tokyo peeled off. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Japan’s centuries-old temples, preserved as heritage sites that are visited by millions each year, appear to be gradually succumbing to wear and tear but also sometimes as victims of tourist-inflicted vandalism.
“We are worried that the same thing could happen again. Even though it may have been done without malice, it is still regrettable and sad,” a monk at Toshodaiji told Japanese media. In western Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture, the head priest of the Watatsumi Shrine in 2020 banned foreign tourists on account of their bad behaviour including vandalism, abusive language and theft of amulets.
An employee of Sensoji’s education department told Japanese media that the painting, measuring around 6.5m by 5m, fell off at around 11am on Saturday, adding that no one was injured even though many visitors were in the temple.
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