The well-known one-legged torii or one-legged arch (一本柱鳥居) was one of the unanticipated results of the atomic bomb blast on August 9, 1945.

The epicenter of the bomb's destructive force was located approximately 800 meters from the shrine (in the right background of the image on the left).

One support column was knocked down; but the other somehow remained standing, keeping the gate upright.
The force of the shockwave rotated the torii about 30 degrees on its pedestal base.
The central part of the shrine is located just behind where the photographer of the image on the right.
The well-known one-legged torii or one-legged arch (一本柱鳥居) was one of the unanticipated results of the atomic bomb blast on August 9, 1945.
The epicenter of the bomb's destructive force was located approximately 800 meters from the shrine (in the right background of the image on the left).
One support column was knocked down; but the other somehow remained standing, keeping the gate upright. The force of the shockwave rotated the torii about 30 degrees on its pedestal base. The central part of the shrine is located just behind where the photographer of the image on the right.
Sannō Shrine