Crime Graffiti in Chinese discovered on pillars of Kasugataisha Shrine, Nara World Heritage Site

[thomas]

On 9 September, graffiti was found on pillars at Kasugataisha Shrine, a World Heritage site in Nara, leading the Nara Prefectural Police to open an investigation on suspicion of breaching the Act on Protection of Cultural Properties and other related laws. The markings, painted in blue and thought to be kanji characters, were located on a pillar of the shrine's east corridor, which is recognised as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.

According to Nara Police Station, a visitor to the main hall reported to staff at around 11:10 a.m. on Sept. 9 that "there are characters written on a pillar." In addition to the east corridor pillar, staff also found graffiti on a pillar at the worship site located northeast of the main hall. The graffiti on the east corridor pillar consisted of 10 characters written about 120 centimeters above the ground. All appeared to be kanji characters, with some believed to be a personal name.

Graffiti found on pillars at World Heritage site Kasugataisha Shrine in Nara - The Mainichi

NARA -- Graffiti was discovered on pillars at the World Heritage site Kasugataisha Shrine in this ancient Japanese capital on Sept. 9, prompting Nara

mainichi.jp

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[Ukigumo]

At least paint can be invisibly removed.