It is not shrine

Wow, did you see this Usain BOLT game on Puma's website? It is funny, I couldn't win. Try it.

Ha ha ha ha, did you read this? 'Fox Considering Scrapping Dragonball Movie?' I wanna watch it to see how terrible it is. Fox can make a campaign about how they almost scrapped the movie.

Sometimes I write about religion, my opinion is that the Japanese are not irreligious; we just don't have a strict definition of God or religion. I picked the topic of Saint Young Men last week. Like I said, people from other countries may get pissed off by the manga. But in this country, it's no problem and at any rate, we don't think the manga is insulting of those two Gods.

I am not sure that this can serve as proof that we are not irreligious. Yesterday, I found this news: 'Kyoto subways put a picture of TORII on the wall.' Torii are traditional Japanese gates commonly found at the entrances of Shinto shrines. So why do they put a picture of Torii in the subways? It's because they are trying to prevent drunk people from peeing on the walls. It's very shameful, but some guys still pee in public (especially drunk people). Maybe it wasn't a problem in the past. Actually, the notable Haiku poet Issa Kobayashi wrote this haiku: 'flying spray, my great peeing'(my translation) in 1814. Of course, peeing is a minor crime and the penalty is a fine, but a few Japanese people still do it. Actually, Google street view caught this scene....orz. But even such guys won't pee near Torii, which are a symbol of God. Torii on the walls work well to prevent public peeing. You may find Torii on the walls in Japan very often. Nifty Portal Z collected such photos in this post. When you visit Japan, you may find such Torii on the walls. Please don't misunderstand: they are not small shrines, they are just there to prevent peeing.

Comments

[Mari]

yes we are afraid of Google street now.

[Anonymous]

I laughed a bit too hard at the google street photo.

You shouldn't pee on the street, the Internet is watching!

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