The site of the Shinsengumi's final Kyoto headquarters, used from 1867 until the Battle of Toba-Fushimi in January 1868. It was located near present-day Higashi-shiokoji in Shimogyo-ku, south of Kyoto Station. After relocating from Nishi Honganji, the Shinsengumi established an independent base here. This was the corps's last stronghold in Kyoto before the battle that forced their withdrawal from …
In the autumn of 1867 (Keio 3), the Shinsengumi relocated from their quarters at Nishi Honganji to the village of Fudodo, near present-day Higashi-shiokoji in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, establishing what would become their final headquarters in the city. The move is said to have been motivated by tensions …
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