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Mt. Dainenji (Date Clan Mausoleum)
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The Date clan mausoleum complex founded in 1650 by the second lord—the surviving Kuromon gate (Important Cultural Property) guards the spirits of successive Sendai lords
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1650
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Temple
Founded 1650
376 years
Buddhist Sect
曹洞宗
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Overview
A sacred precinct on Mt. Dainenji in Sendai associated with the Date clan. Dainenji Temple was founded by Date Tadamune, the second lord of the Sendai domain, and the hillside was developed as the mausoleum ground for successive Sendai lords. At the foot of the hill stands the surviving main gate (Kuromon), a National Important Cultural Property that still conveys the prestige of the Date family. …
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Dainenji Temple was founded in 1650 by Date Mitsumune, the second lord of the Sendai Domain, as a temple of the Ōbaku Zen sect. Mitsumune is said to have chosen this site both to pray for the soul of the domain's founder, Date Masamune, and to establish a mausoleum complex for successive lords of th…
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Date Masamune
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Age 83 at founding (posthumous)
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Daimyo Date Tadamune, Masamune's son and the second lord of Sendai Domain, founded Dainenji Temple in 1650 to pray for his father's soul. While Masamune's own mausoleum stands at Zuihoden on Mt. Kyogamine, Mt. Dainenji was later developed as the burial ground for successive domain lords, becoming a sacred site of the Date family tied to Masamune's memory.
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