Japan's oldest boat-shaped wooden coffin excavated in Nagoya

Japan's oldest boat-shaped wooden coffin excavated in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 21 shows part of what is believed to be Japan's oldest boat-shaped coffin which was excavated in the Hiratecho ruins in Nagoya's Kita Ward. The city's Board of Education said the coffin is believed to be made some 2,000 years ago, or in the latter period of the mid-Yayoi Era. The 2.8-meter-long, 80-centimeter-wide ''boat'' is placed with its bow facing northwest. Hisao Suzuki, who heads the board's cultural assets conservation section, said it is presumed that the bow faced the sunset as ancient people thought the coffin was a vehicle to take the deceased person to the afterlife.

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Gruesome statues depicting the punishments that some people believe await wrong-doers in the afterlife are seen at Wat Phai Rong Wua, a Buddhist temple in Suphan Buri Province, northwest of Bangkok, in January 2015. Commonly known as the "hell temple," it is a popular destination in Thailand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Hell temple" in Thailand, popular tourist spot

"Hell temple" in Thailand, popular tourist spot

Gruesome statues depicting the punishments that await wrong-doers in the afterlife are seen at Wat Phai Rong Wua, a Buddhist temple in Suphan Buri Province, northwest of Bangkok, are seen in January 2015. Commonly known as the "hell temple," it is a popular destination in Thailand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Hell temple" in Thailand, popular tourist spot

"Hell temple" in Thailand, popular tourist spot

A display depicting the punishments that await wrong-doers in the afterlife are seen at Wat Phai Rong Wua, a Buddhist temple in Suphan Buri Province, northwest of Bangkok, in January 2015. Commonly known as the "hell temple," it is a popular destination in Thailand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's oldest boat-shaped wooden coffin excavated in Nagoya

Japan's oldest boat-shaped wooden coffin excavated in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 21 shows part of what is believed to be Japan's oldest boat-shaped coffin which was excavated in the Hiratecho ruins in Nagoya's Kita Ward. The city's Board of Education said the coffin is believed to be made some 2,000 years ago, or in the latter period of the mid-Yayoi Era. The 2.8-meter-long, 80-centimeter-wide ''boat'' is placed with its bow facing northwest. Hisao Suzuki, who heads the board's cultural assets conservation section, said it is presumed that the bow faced the sunset as ancient people thought the coffin was a vehicle to take the deceased person to the afterlife. (Kyodo)

Parents sending dolls of late children's "marriage" partners to temple

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