Sengakuji Temple, Tokyo, Japan, Graves of 47 Ronins

Sengaku-ji ÃÂ¦ÃÂ³Ã¢â¬Â°ÃÂ¥ÃÂ²ÃÂ³ÃÂ¥ÃÂ¯ÃÂº is a SÃâ¦ÃÂtÃâ¦ÃÂ Zen Buddhist temple located in the Takanawa neighborhood of Minato-ku, near Sengakuji Station and Shinagawa Station, Tokyo, Japan. Sengakuji was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Shogun of Edo era, in 1612 near Edo Castle as an establishment of DogenÃÂ¢Ã¢âÂ¬Ã¢âÂ¢s tradition. However, after only 30 years, it was devastated by fire and this led to a reconstruction at the present site.

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