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Sengakuji
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Edo time leader Ieyasu Tokugawa founded this budhism temple.
One of buddism denomination <Sotosyu> temple.
with Takuminokami Asano and AkoRosi (47soldiers)
cemetery.
Festival
<Gishisai>
December
14 Gishisai many visitors mourn for 47 soldiers.
Directions
4min
walk from Toei Asakusa line Sengakuji sta.
History
(call Chushingura) :
Takuminokami
Asano was the lord during Edo time .His superior Kozukenosuke
Kira maltreated Asano but Asano was always patient. One day
in Edo castle(now imperial palace) Asano took his revenge
by cutting Kira's forehead with a sword. afterwards Asano
felt guilty and has to Seppuku(kill himself by thrust his
stomach). after Asano`s burial in Sengakuji, his retainers
decided to againts Kira.So on december 14 midnight, 47 retainers(call
Akogishi) went Kira's house and killed Kira.Then soldiers
go Sengakuji with Kira's head and sit front of Asano's grave
showing kira's head.,Several days after 47 soldiers did seppuku(kill
himself by thrust his stomach). (47 soldiers buried as well
in Sengakuji beside`s Asano's grave.)
Ako
Gishi memorial museum
Akogishi's
articles displaying a true to life movie about Chushingura
(revenge of the 47 soldiers).
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47
soldiers cemeteries
Akogishi
(47 soldiers) grave.In entrance sell senko(insence)
and put unto the grave.
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statue of Kuranosuke Oishi
Kuranosuke
Oishi (real name Yoshio Oishi) was
leader of 47 soldiers. |
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souvenir
shops
In
entrace to the 2nd gate are some souvenir shops. |
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