Japan… I can’t stop crying… 😭🔥⛩️
We’re only eight months into 2026.
And already,
19 temples and shrines in Japan have been lost to fires.
One of them, Seianji Temple, is said to have been founded in 931 and had nearly 1,100 years of history.
It was a place of prayer that local people had protected for generations.
And then,
it was lost in just a few hours.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
Was it arson, or was it an accident?
I want the cause of this fire to be thoroughly investigated.
Even so,
it feels like fires at historic shrines and temples are happening far too often this year.
Buildings and cultural heritage that have been passed down for hundreds, even thousands of years can never be brought back in exactly the same form once they are lost.
Once again,
it feels like another small piece of Japanese history has disappeared into the flames.
And that makes me incredibly sad. 🇯🇵😭