A stone grave built during his own lifetime in Shimo-Meguro by Aoki Konyo (1698-1769)—the mid-Edo Confucian and Dutch-learning scholar known as "Kansho-sensei" (Sweet Potato Teacher)—standing today within the cemetery of Meguro Fudo Temple (Ryusenji) as a National Historic Site designated on May 1, 1943. The inscription "Kansho-sensei no Haka" is believed to be in Konyo's own hand. Following the K…

Stone grave built by Aoki Konyo (1698-1769, "Sweet Potato Teacher") during his lifetime, inscription said to be in his own hand. Konyo imported sweet potatoes from Satsuma after the Kyoho Famine, supporting Yoshimune"s Kyoho Reforms. Designated National Historic Site in 1943. Annual Kansho Festival …