Can you see why Yomeimon is about to be restored?
Bits of the lacquerwork have come away, the paint is chipped and some of the carvings are cracked. Compare it some of the monuments in Sendai, which have all recently been renovated, and you can see the difference. And yet... I quite liked seeing Yomeimon in its faded glamour, and I'm pleased I got to see it before it gets given a wash and brush up.