Ema in support of protests in Hong Kong Graffiti and mischievous succession November 19 19:23

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As protests continued in Hong Kong, it was found that there were a number of cases in which the letters of Ema on which the content supporting the protests was written were erased with double lines etc. at shrines and temples throughout the country.

Among them, in the picture of Ema taken at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara City, the Chinese word “Hong Kong Ganbare” has been erased with double lines, and it seems that the content supports the protest. The cross mark is written in the Chinese word “Do not hate”. According to Kasuga Grand Shrine, the same case has been found since mid-September.

In Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto City, it is confirmed that there is an ema in the precinct that has a cross mark written in the same way.

At the Toyokuni Shrine in Osaka Castle, it was found earlier this month that an ema written by Hong Kong people was destroyed. At the shrine, a tourist who visited from Hong Kong asked me to call attention because there was a bad word written on a picture horse written by Hong Kong people. In addition, a sticker with the contents such as “Please do not doodle or prank on the ema written by others” is called for attention in Chinese.

Also, at Kinpira Shrine in Kotohira-cho, Kagawa Prefecture, similar cases throughout the country were found one after another, such as ema with cross marks and double lines written on the characters that support the protests that continue in Hong Kong. is.

Man who photographed Ema "feels sadness and anger"

This is a picture of an ema taken at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara last month. The Ema is written in Chinese meaning that “the demands of the protesters must not be missing”, but the cross mark is written on the sentence. In addition, the letters meaning “Hong Kong people do their best” are also erased with double lines.

The photo was taken by a 31-year-old man who traveled from Hong Kong, and the man said, “When I found this ema, I felt very uncomfortable. I feel sad and angry.”

"ONE CHINA" for the ema of Kinpira Shrine

There are more than 70 votive votives written in Chinese and English, such as “Ganbare Hong Kong” and “Get back Hong Kong” at the Ema-do Hall at Kinpira Shrine in Kotohira-cho, Kagawa Prefecture.

As NHK confirmed at around 2 pm on the 19th, there were at least 8 ema with a cross and double lines on top of characters such as “Gwangbok Hong Kong Revolution”, a slogan for protests. I understand that.

In addition to the protesting slogan, ema has also been found with the word “ONE CHINA” indicating that China and Hong Kong should be unified nations.