A Walk around Sengakuji (Part 2) / 泉岳寺の散歩 （パート２）

As I said, there was still plenty to see around Sengakuji Temple.  Lets take a look around.

前も言ってましたが、泉岳寺にまだ見所がまだまだある。行ってみよう！


First of all, there is the Akogishi Kinenkan (Ako Warrior Memorial Hall).  I decided to pass on checking it out this time around, not that I was feeling miserly for not wanting to pay the 500yen entry fee but we will leave it at that.

赤穂義士記念館もありますが、今回は遠慮しました。別に５００円の入場料払いたくない訳でもございませんよ。ま、それはそれで。

The graves of the 47 Ronin are further back.

赤穂義士墓は奥にある。

Akogishi Memorial Hall / 赤穂義士記念館

You can see that there is a well, but what's so special about it?

井戸でわかりますが、なんか特別の事あるでしょうか？

So glad you asked.  This is the well where the Ako warriors washed the head of Kozukenosuke Kira before presenting the head to the grave of their Master, Naganori Asano.

My Japanese readers can read the sign to see what the significance of the well is.

It is said that when Naganori Asano committed seppuku in the garden of another lord's residence, his blood was spilled on this stone and plum tree.

Here was another interesting thing to look at, something called a suikinkutsu.

これも中々面白いな。すいきんくつとよばれてるものです。

Kodo (Lecture Hall) / 講堂

So concludes my walk around Sengakuji Temple, but I continued walking around the neighborhood to see what other sites of interest I might come across.

泉岳寺の散歩が終了しましたが、その周辺の散歩を続きました。どいうものに出会うのが楽しみ。