Sannō Shrine

Sannō Shrine

The nihongo|Sannō Shrine|山王神社|Sannō Jinja, located about 900 metres south-east of the atomic bomb hypocentre in Nagasaki, is noted for its one-legged stone "torii". One of the legs of the stone gate was slapped down by the ferocious blast wind of the atomic bomb explosion.


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