At the foot of the Mt. Asuwa in Fukui city there is a small temple called, 'Taisei-in Temple'. This small temple is the family temple of the chief samurai officer and advisor to the first lord of Fukui Han (region), Yuki Hideyasu. Unfortunately, I don't have any information on him other than the fact that he committed ritual suicide when Yuki Hideyasu passed away. This act of following his lord to the grave was called 'martyrdom' and was accepted, or even admired in feudal Japan. When you enter the gate and walk through the pretty garden, there will be the small cemetery in which some large, impressive tomb stones stand. Even if you are not interested in this chief samurai officer this is a good place to spend some time alone in peace.
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Taisei-in Temple, Fukui
Family temple of the Fukui Han's chief samurai officer
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