A Soto Zen temple in Tano, Yamato-cho, Koshu City, built on the site where Takeda Katsuyori, his wife, and his heir Nobukatsu took their own lives. In March 1582, cornered by Nobunaga\'s invasion of Kai, Katsuyori and his party chose death at this place near Tenmozan Suiunji, ending the Takeda clan. Tokugawa Ieyasu later founded this temple to pray for their souls; the graves of Katsuyori, his wif…

In March 1582, Takeda Katsuyori—abandoned by many of his retainers amid Oda Nobunaga's invasion of Kai Province—took his own life at Tano, near Tenmozan Suiunji, together with his wife and heir Nobukatsu, bringing the Takeda clan to its end. It is said that Tokugawa Ieyasu, following the consolidati…