Konkai Komyoji – Aizu Domain Cemetery
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Konkai Komyoji where Matsudaira Katamori set up headquarters in 1862, spawning the Shinsengumi; resting place of some 300 Aizu domain warriors including fallen at Toba-Fushimi
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1862
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Temple
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About 10 min walk from Okazaki-michi bus stop, or 15 min from Higashi-Tennocho (the Aizu-domain war-dead cemetery is within the temple's upper graveyard)
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Overview
The Aizu domain cemetery at Konkai Komyoji is the resting place of about 300 Aizu domain warriors who maintained order in Kyoto as Kyoto Protectors in the late Edo period. In 1862, Matsudaira Katamori was appointed Kyoto Protector and established his headquarters at Konkai Komyoji, which led to the formation of the Shinsengumi. The cemetery holds memorial monuments for Aizu warriors killed in acti…
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Origins
Konkai Komyoji is a head temple of the Jodo sect of Buddhism, traditionally said to have been founded on the site where the monk Honen first chanted the nembutsu after descending from Mount Hiei in the late Heian period. In the early Edo period, Tokugawa Ieyasu had the temple fortified with castle-l…
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Free admission (per the official Kyoto City tourism site).
As of 2026-07-17. Subject to change.
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