About the Japanese Meaning of the Double Helix （二重螺旋の日本的意味について）
About the Japanese Meaning of the Double Helix , 2006 By Tadami Yamada 山田維史 「二重螺旋の日本的意味について」2006年 One of the ancient buildings that I have had a deep interest with is Entsu Sanso-do, which remains in Aizu-Wakamatsu City. It is located about 3.5 km from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, at the foot of Mt. Iimori, known as the place where the Byakkotai boys committed suicide during Boshin-Aidu-War (1868). It is a hexagonal three-story building built in the grounds of Munekata Shrine, with a diameter of over 6.3 meters at the bottom and a height of about 16 meters. There is a rotating elevator inside, with different slopes for ascending and descending, intertwined like the double helix of genetic DNA. It is commonly called the "Sazae Hall" (Turban shell Hall) because it resembles the inside of a conch shell. It was built in 1796 by a monk named Ikudo of Jisso-ji Temple. Incidentally, this Jisso...
