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Tennou Temple

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天皇寺

Tennou Temple is a historic Rinzai temple with graves of notable Date clan figures.

Tennou Temple
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What it is

  • A Rinzai sect Myoshinji school temple.
  • Moved to its current location in 1616.
  • Its relocation coincided with Yoshioka Castle's completion.

What to see

  • Grave of Date Kawachi-no-kami Munekiyo.
  • Grave of Iisaka-no-Tsubone, Date Masamune's concubine.
  • Graves of seven people who committed junshi.
  • A gorinto for Munekiyo's foster mother.

Getting there

  • 5-minute drive from Taiwa IC.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

宮城県黒川郡大和町吉岡字天皇寺184-20 Open in Google Maps

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