7 個留言

1. 
   yerzmyey · 2022-04-30 17:03

   Wow. Cool.

2. 
   deafness · 2022-04-30 21:25

   @yerzmyey Thanks for your comment.

3. 
   acrom · 2022-05-01 18:45

   Graveyard?

4. 
   deafness · 2022-05-01 21:02

   @acrom These are stone statues of requiescats. It is usually intended to worship a stranger who has fallen by the side of the road.

5. 
   acrom · 2022-05-15 19:02

   Had to look up the meaning of 'requiescats'. As I understand it means 'rest in peace' of 'momento mori'. So when I understand right, each stone represents a deceased traveller along the road. Impressive but is the road that dangerous or are the travellers that careless regarding safe driving, I wonder.

6. 
   deafness · 2022-05-16 13:42

   @acrom
   Thank you for your comment. And thank you for your interest in this photo. It's my selfish belief, but if you're interested in the heterogeneity of this photo, it's my intention and I'm happy with it. However, I would like to add that my previous explanation did not have academic backing. It is just my cultural interpretation of Japan. I feel that this statue simply symbolizes Japan's unique discrimination (a desperate class system) through the treatment of human death. In other words, people who belong to a closed community get a habitat called a "grave" after death, but outsiders (such as fallen strangers, stillborn children without a name) turn into such a stone statue after death. Given the role of guardian deity to protect the community. Whether it is good or bad is another matter, but I feel uncomfortable with the mentality of arranging innumerable stone statues like this.

7. 
   acrom · 2022-05-16 14:38

   OK, thanks for enlighting this. Looking forward for Japanese Lomographers who are willing to explain their perspective on this subject. Have a nice day and good photography!