Eikaku-ji Temple
A Jōdo Shinshū temple. On January 29, 1865 (Genji 2), after confining the Mito Tengu Party to 16 warehouses, the shogunate established a temporary interrogation area at Eikaku-ji Temple on February 1 and conducted a preliminary investigation. Following this interrogation, in February 1865, 353 members of the Mito Tengu Party were sentenced to execution by beheading. The remaining approximately 470 members were subjected to exile to remote islands, banishment, forced relocation to Mito, placement under temple custody, or deportation to Edo.
Today, a stone monument inscribed "Site of the Decision-Making Tribunal for the Ronin Disturbance" stands at the temple, erected in 1964 (Showa 39) to mark the 100th anniversary of the execution of the Mito rōnin.
- Area
- Wakasa
- Category
- History & Culture Temples & Shrines
- Preferences
- Open before 9 AM Open after 5 PM
Information
- Address
- 福井県敦賀市金ｹ崎町2−31
