Jul 17, 2014 - 1 min read

Taisei-in Temple, Fukui

Family temple of the Fukui Han's chief samurai officer

By Takako Sakamoto

Community writer

Cozy entrance gate of Taisei-in Temple, Fukui

Beautiful wooden eaves of Taisei-in Temple's entrance gate

The stone signage explaining that this is a family temple of the chief samurai officer and advisor to the first lord of Fukui Han (region), Yuki Hideyasu

Steppingstones leading to the cemetery at the back of the temple

Colorful plants surrounding the steppingstones

There was nobody in the small, quiet garden...how lucky!

The temple looked as though it was a private house of someone

Impressive tomb stones...one of them must be the tomb of the chief samurai officer but I couldn't tell which was whose

Purple flowers fluttering in the wind in a silent cemetery

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.