Tenneiji Temple

There is a temple called Tennei-ji in Aizuwakamatsu city, and this temple is an offshoot of it. Kakunodate was under the control of the Ashina clan for about 50 years before the Satake clan took control. The Ashina clan were originally the lords of Kurokawa Castle in Aizu, and Tennei-ji is the family temple of the Ashina clan. The temple gate of Tennei-ji was built in 1791 (the third year of the Kansei era), and is said to have been a relocated gate from Kakunodate Castle. In addition, the graveyard of the Ashina clan, which died out after three generations, is located behind the main hall, and even today some townspeople visit to pray, but the three generations of the Ashina clan rest in peace.
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