Toji-in

• Japanese: 等持院 (Touji-in)

Tôji-in is a Buddhist temple near the foot of Mt. Kinugasa in northwestern central Kyoto belonging to the Tenryû-ji school of Rinzai Zen. It is known as the site of the grave of Ashikaga Takauji, and the home of a number of wooden sculptures of Ashikaga shoguns that were beheaded in an infamous incident in the Bakumatsu period. The funerals for a number of notable members of the Ashikaga clan took place at Tôji-in.

History

Following the fall of the Ashikaga shogunate, the temple fell into ruin for a time, but was restored in 1606 by Toyotomi Hideyori. Most of the key buildings standing on the grounds today date to restoration efforts following an 1808 fire, completed in 1818.

References

• Plaques on-site.[1]