U.S. Zen priest calls to prepare 300,000 Jizos for A-bomb victims

U.S. Zen priest calls to prepare 300,000 Jizos for A-bomb victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Jan Chozen Bays (R) an American Zen priest, speaks at a news conference in Nagasaki on May 13. Bays is seeking to gather about 300,000 handmade images and statues of Jizo, one of the most beloved divinities in Japan, by summer 2005 in memory of every victim of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Gamangafuchi deep water at daiyagawa river

Gamangafuchi deep water at daiyagawa river

Kanmangafuchi is a gorge water created by the erosion of granite from Mt. Nantai by the rapid waters of Daiya River. Hyaku Jizo (Hundred Jizos) stand here. A Jizo stands above the observation post. The site is famous for its rapids and swirling waters.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐18‐0]

The Hundred Stone Statues of Jizo at Ganmangahara,Nikko

The Hundred Stone Statues of Jizo at Ganmangahara,Nikko

Kanmangafuchi is a gorge created by the erosion of granite at Mt. Nantai by the rapid waters of Daiya River. Hyaku Jizo (Hundred Jizos) stand here. The tea house which stood at the foot of the swirling waters was lost along with some of the Narabi Jizo and Oya Jizo in the flood of 1902. People of the tea house bring tea.==Date:Before 35th year of Meiji, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐19‐0]

Gamangafuchi deep water at daiyagawa river

Gamangafuchi deep water at daiyagawa river

Kanmangafuchi in Nikko is a gorge created by erosion of Mt. Natai by the steep flow of Daiya River. The Hyakujizo (hundred Jizos) are located here. Kanman is inscribed on the side of the rock in Sanskrit characters. It was famous for its whirling waters.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number7‐10‐0]

U.S. Zen priest calls to prepare 300,000 Jizos for A-bomb victim

U.S. Zen priest calls to prepare 300,000 Jizos for A-bomb victim

NAGASAKI, Japan - Jan Chozen Bays (R) an American Zen priest, speaks at a news conference in Nagasaki on May 13. Bays is seeking to gather about 300,000 handmade images and statues of Jizo, one of the most beloved divinities in Japan, by summer 2005 in memory of every victim of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Kyodo)