日本人墓地の現状

2月22日（水）快晴

 

日本人は先祖を敬いません。3代前の先祖の名前を覚えている人は稀。豪州にはカウラの他にブルームと木曜島にも日本人墓地がありますが荒れ放題。東南アジア各国の日本人墓地も訪れましたが、夏草が蒸していました。政府も財界も一般庶民も、票に結びつかないことや金にならないことは拒否。日本人の墓だけが荒れているのは見苦しいことです。

 

ブルーム

 

木曜島

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Present state of Japanese cemeteries  Wed. February 22 : fine

Japanese people rarely respect their ancestors. Few people can go back to name their ancestors to three generations previous. There are Japanese cemeteries in Broome and Thursday Island out of Kowra but they are being both run-down. I visited several Japanese cemeteries in South East Asia and I found there occupied with summer grasses. Our government, the business world and even the common people refuse to do something that is hardly related to their votes or money. It’s an unpleasant to see that only Japanese grave yards are ruined.

Broome 

Thursday Island