This attractive shrine in Yamashina is dedicated to Ōishi Kuranosuke Yoshio, leader of the famous 47 Ronin. Most interesting was the small museum containing many documents and illustrations related to the 47 Ronin story. The shrine is set at the foot of the hills between Yamashina and Fushimi, and is surrounded by lush vegetation. I visited in June, which is Japan's rainy season, and needed to take shelter in the museum during a sudden downpour.
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Oishi Shrine
Yamashina shrine connected to the 47 Ronin story
By Cathy Cawood
Community writer
Main hall of Oishi Shrine
Statue of strange horned beast beside metal lantern
I always love the curtains!
View past the bell rope and offering box
Ready for tea time
Folding stools for guests
One of the heavy wooden doors
I was caught in a sudden downpour
Stone lion guards paper lanterns
Statue of Oishi Yoshio
My favorite ever tsukubai (water basin for purification of visitors)
Illustrations of the 47 Ronin story
Sacred rock beside a stone bridge
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Japan 〒607-8308 Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto, Yamashina Ward, Nishinoyama Sakuranobabacho, 116 (Directions)
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