 Most viewed - Lord Gamo Ujisato Gravesite 蒲生氏郷公之墓所 |
Marker and side road to Lord Gamo (Gamoh) Ujisato's gravesite. Near Aizu-Wakamatsu City Hall. Gamo Ujisato (1556-1595) was a feudal lord from Hino, Shiga Pref. He built Tsurugajo Castle and named the town Wakamatsu, after a place in his hometown.181 views
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Ujisato was married to Oda Nobunaga's second daughter Fuyuhime. He died at age 40. One theory says that he was poisoned by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Entrance to Lord Gamo Ujisato's gravesite within Kotokuji temple in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima..152 views
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Portrait of Lord Gamo Ujisato152 views
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Lord Gamo Ujisato's grave. This is a secondary grave, where his hair is buried. His main grave is at a temple in Kyoto where he died at age 40.150 views
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Entrance doors to Lord Gamo Ujisato's gravesite within Kotokuji temple which is a Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect.144 views
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Kotokuji temple141 views
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Grounds of Lord Gamo Ujisato's gravesite within Kotokuji temple. Since Ujisato was a Christian lord, it is ironic that he be buried in a Buddhist temple in Kyoto and Aizu-Wakamatsu.140 views
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Explanation of the kanji characters on the tombstone. From top to bottom, the characters are for "Sky, wind, fire, water, and earth."112 views
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The tombstone has five segments each with a kanji character. 五輪塔102 views
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Poem monument reads 限りあれば吹かねど花は散るものを心短き春の山風99 views
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Path to Lord Gamo Ujisato's gravesite97 views
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Family crest on door. (Not the Gamo crest.)96 views
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Lord Gamo Ujisato's grave.90 views
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