Most viewed - Lord Gamo Ujisato Gravesite 蒲生氏郷公之墓所 |
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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.192 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..162 views
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Portrait of Lord Gamo Ujisato161 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 40.160 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.154 views
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Kotokuji temple152 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.151 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."119 views
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The tombstone has five segments each with a kanji character. 五輪塔114 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108 views
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Family crest on door. (Not the Gamo crest.)104 views
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Path to Lord Gamo Ujisato's gravesite104 views
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Lord Gamo Ujisato's grave.100 views
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