Why the name "Rainbow Bridge"?

Why the name "Rainbow Bridge"?

Because there were seven of us: Gérard, Martine, Muriel, Matthieu, Iris, Raphaël and I, like the seven beams of the rainbow, indissociable... The violet and indigo colors still remain on earth; the others reach towards the sky.

Because in the Greek mythology, Iris is the goddess of the rainbow and, the gods' messenger between Heaven and Earth.

Because man's genius builds works of art that unite men across the seas, across the abyss. Neither earthquake nor tsunami can destroy it. The Ark of the Covenant is everlasting, the bind remains.

Because from my office, I never tired of gazing this Rainbow bridge, arched between sea and sky, above Tokyo Bay and because we, as a family, crossed that bridge a hundred times, to go pick up friends arriving from afar, until our last trip.

And because other families, other friends will continue to take this bridge to meet up with loved ones, in Japan or elsewhere, and those who know this story will keep them alive in their memories and in their hearts, with each crossing.

Franck Dargent