Tamon-in

Kongosan Tamonin Saiganji Temple. It is said that the temple was founded in Shinjuku Kakuchi Village in the 5th year of Kanei (1628) and moved to this area in the 30th year of the Showa era. At the time of the great famine in the eighth year of Tenpo, there is a "Hunger Past Book" that shows the dedication of the temple. In other words, the temple's compassion for the 568 pilgrims is clearly demonstrated, and it is a true account of how disastrous the famine was that year. The book began on March 13, 1988 and ended on November 25 of the same year. The common name, age, and country of birth of each person who died of starvation during this period are inscribed, and those whose common names are unknown are written in detail, such as their appearance, estimated age, and gender, and all of them are given legal names. In the cemetery, a monument of 2 m 50 cm high and about 50 cm wide of the "568 unrelated graves" stands as if to praise the high virtue of the 8th abbot Nobukazu and to remind him of that time. Outside of this unrelated tomb are the tombs of Okubo Ding, a samurai of the end of the Edo period, and Honda Tanetake, a famous Chinese poet of the Meiji period.