Eko-in Temple (Arakawa)
東京都
Founded in 1667 next to Kozukappara execution ground — Sugita Genpaku performed an anatomy here in 1771, founding the 'Kaitai Shinsho,' and grave markers of Ansei Purge martyrs including Yoshida Shoin and Hashimoto Sanai line the precinct.
A temple in Minami-Senju, Arakawa-ku, built to memorialize activists executed in the Ansei Purge. Located on the former site of Kozukappara execution ground, it is also known as the place where Sugita Genpaku performed the dissection (kaitai) for the 'Kaitai Shinsho' anatomy book. Grave markers of Bakumatsu patriots including Yoshida Shoin, Hashimoto Sanai, and Rai Mikisaburo line the precinct — a…
Eko-in was established in 1667 (Kanbun 7) adjacent to the Kozukappara execution ground in what is now Minami-Senju, Arakawa-ku. From its founding, the temple served as a place of memorial for those executed at the site as well as unnamed individuals who died without family or means of burial. In 177…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "阿弥陀如来"
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