Sengaku-ji

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Sengaku-ji is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in Takanawa, Minato‑ku, Tokyo—best known as the solemn final resting place of the legendary forty‑seven ronin who avenged their lord in the early 18th century. Established in 1612 by Tokugawa Ieyasu, originally near Edo Castle, before relocating to its current site after a fire in 1641. The current temple structure was reconstructed post-WWII in 1953. The temple is deeply tied to the famous Ako incident: after their lord Asano Naganori was ordered to commit seppuku in 1701 for attacking court official Kira, his 47 retainers (ronin) carried out a daring vendetta in December 1702, brought Kira’s severed head to Sengaku-ji, and later surrendered and were also ordered to commit seppuku. Their graves and lord’s tomb lie within the temple grounds.

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Post by potatogal | Jul 26, 2025