Buddhist Cemetery in Nagasaki

We visited a pretty Buddhist cemetery in Nagasaki. Often, Asian tombstones will feature either red or white lettering.

Red lettering indicates that the headstone belongs to someone who is still living. After their death, the lettering is changed to white.

This time, however, I saw only red and gold lettering throughout the burial ground. I presume that the gold is used here to indicate the deceased, but I’ll have to look into this more later.Read more