Tokoji was founded in 1691 by Mori Yoshitaka, the third Choshu lord, as an Obaku Zen temple. It holds the tombs of odd-numbered Mori lords and preserves a rare group of Chinese-style Obaku-sect buildings, all designated Important Cultural Properties. Some 500 stone lanterns line the tomb precinct.

Tokoji Temple was founded in 1691 by Mori Yoshitaka, the third lord of the Choshu domain, as a temple of the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism. Mori Yoshitaka was a devoted follower of the Obaku sect, and he constructed the temple complex in Hagi incorporating the distinctive Chinese-influenced architectur…