Japanese Reikado Hall on fire – Screengrab Social Media/XWhat is happening in Japan?Many of us have been worried about the relentless destruction of Christian churches in Europe and elsewhere, and now there is a worrying trend targeting ancient Japanese temples.Just four days ago, a 573-year-old Daihoji Temple in Japan, filled with priceless artworks, was destroyed in a massive fire. This 573-year-old Daihoji Temple in Japan, a national treasure with priceless artworks, got completely destroyed in a MASSIVE fireCenturies of culture vanishing overnight… pic.twitter.com/VS985oDmwz— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 17, 2026And yesterday (20), a 1,200-year-old Japanese Buddhist temple was burned to the ground after the ‘eternal flame’ spread, reducing it to ashes.Watch: the ‘eternal flame’ survived wars, earthquakes, and centuries of history… only to vanish overnight. The “Eternal Flame” that was said to have burned continuously for 1,200 years at Reika-dō Hall in Miyajima has reportedly been destroyed in a fire.A flame linked to Kūkai survived wars, earthquakes, and centuries of history… only to vanish overnight.Some losses feel… pic.twitter.com/FspDSEzpcD— Sourabh (@vellasrv) May 20, 2026The Telegraph reported:“Footage showed Reikado Hall, a holy site at the top of a mountain on Itsukushima island, near Hiroshima, engulfed in flames.The temple was reduced to a charred and blackened shell, despite dozens of firefighters and a helicopter rushing to extinguish the blaze.”TRAGIC LOSS OF 1,200 YEAR OLD JAPANESE HERITAGE SITE Heartbreaking news out of Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture. The historic Reikado Hall at Daisho-in Temple home to Japan’s eternal flame that burned continuously for over 1,200 years has been completely destroyed by… pic.twitter.com/MKCzKAjamP— @XTexasGirlX (@XtexasgirlX) May 20, 2026“The World Heritage area is famous for the site’s flame, said to have burned continually since it was lit by a Japanese monk in 806AD.”The hall had previously suffered damage from fires and natural disasters, including a blaze in 2005 that harmed the structure.A fire destroyed the Reikado Hall at Daishoin Temple in Japan, home to a sacred flame believed to have burned for more than a thousand years.The flame, once used to light the eternal flame at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, was safely moved before the blaze spread. pic.twitter.com/Uhz2YPj00D— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 21, 2026Read more:WINDS OF CHANGE? In the Middle of Typhoon Alert, China Warns People Weighing Less Than 110lbs To Stay at Home, Lest They Be Blown Away by the Strong Gales/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i