• Daishoin Temple: To make a family temple for founder feudal lord Hideyori, his son Tsunahiro re-built Daishoin temple of the Buddhist temple of Rinzai sect from 1654 to 1656 for three years. In the Hagi feudal lord Mori family grave yard, there are seven feudal soldiers' tombstones, which are for the founder, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th. There are 603 stone lanterns that the feudal soldiers contributed. A present main temple and the belfry gate are what feudal lord Munehiro of six generations rebuilt in 1750 and both study and the scripture house are specified for the important cultural asset in the country though this temple was burnt down due to a fire in 1747. There are a lot of temple treasures, too and are wooden old man of Yoshi priest image etc. of tangible cultural properties of a wooden Akadoji statue of the important cultural asset in the country and the prefecture. Source: Hagi memoirs

• Hagi thousands of lantern festivals at Daishoin and Tokoji temple are poetic events of summer of Hagi city. To hold a funeral for Mr. Mori's Bodai, the fire of the candle put in stone lanterns (about 600 at Daishoin and 500 in Tokoji) produces the fantastic world. The bon-fire for speeding the spirits of the dead is done from 7:30 at night in Daishoin temple as for the receiving fire at August 13 and 14, and from 7:00 PM in Tokoji temple on the 15th of August for sending the spirits. A lot of tourists visit every year, and they enjoy the world of fantastic light. Source: Tokoji temple pamphlet

Climbs the road along the Hagi railway station.	2nd Feudal lord Tsunahiro built it in 1654.	The belfry gate was constructed in 1750.	The main temple.
6th Feudal lord Munehiro rebuilt a present main temple in 1750 though the first construction was burnt down due to a fire of 1747.
There are 603 donated stone lanterns and the sending fire of the Manto festival on 13th and 14th in August light them in the graveyard.			There is large wisteria tree.
There are seven generations graves with their wives, such as founder feudal lord Hidyori, two generation Tsunahiro, four Yoshihiro, six Munehiro, eight Haruchika, eight Naruhhiro and ten generation Narito.

2006/02/01