Aftershocks brought a stopped antique clock back to life

A powerful earthquake that occurred in the north-eastern region of Japan in 2011, led not only to large-scale destruction and other sad consequences, but also to the stop of the clock on one of the temples.

The temple itself was destroyed by huge tsunami waves. Only the roof, a few columns and, in fact, an old clock, the age of which exceeds a hundred years, remained intact.

Abbot Bunxiong Sakano had to put a lot of effort into trying to bring the clock back to life. He carefully cleaned the parts, removed the grains of sand, and re-tightened the spring, but the hands did not move.

A decade later, in February of this year, the region suffered another earthquake. According to seismologists, the cataclysm can be considered an "echo" of the former. When Sakano went back to the temple to once again assess the extent of the damage caused by nature, he heard a ticking sound. It turned out that the earthquake started the clock running again, and since then it has not stopped.

According to the abbot, this is very symbolic. When the world was hit by a pandemic, he thought about retirement. Now, Sakano believes that the clock seemed to " ask " him to stay and continue his ministry.