Goryō-jinja

Here Akechi Mitsuhide, the traitor of Honnō-ji, is the city's guardian deity.

You reach it on foot from the castle, in the centre, and it is the shrine of a man who in national history is the traitor par excellence: Akechi Mitsuhide, the general who in 1582 had his own lord killed at the Honnō-ji temple in Kyoto. In Fukuchiyama he is the founder of the city, and those who go in pray to him. The same person, two opposite judgements a hundred and fifty kilometres apart.

A shrine in central Fukuchiyama that venerates Akechi Mitsuhide among its deities. Mitsuhide founded the city and its castle; according to the tradition reported by local sources, after his death calamities struck the city, and the local lord, Kuchiki, allowed his spirit to be worshipped in order to appease it.

ℹ️ No opening hours and no ticket stated. It is in the town centre, so you can combine it with a visit to the castle without any extra transport.

🚉 Fukuchiyama · 10 min walk

Sources: dokkoise.com

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