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Takahata-Fudoson Kongoji
Distinguished with a five-storey pagoda in Hino City, Takahata-Fudoson Kongoji is the family temple of Hijikata Toshizō. Though he was buried at Sekidenji, his mortuary tablet has been kept at Dainichi-dō Hall of Kongoji. Some of the valuables on the Shinsengumi and bakumatsu are also exhibited at the Okuden Hall.
At the entrance of the Temple, it stands a bronze statue of Hijikata Toshizō and the stone monuments for him and his comrade-in-arms Kondō Isami. The commercial store opposite the Temple has its wall prominently painted the portrait of vice-commander, looking at the Kongoji from a distance. It is certainly a kind gesture to pay respect to him alongside the Temple.
akahata-Fudoson Kongoji
Address: 733 Takahata, Hino, Tokyo
Operating hours: 0900-1600
Admission fee: 300 yen (Okuden Hall), 200 yen (Dainichi-do Hall)
Getting there: a five-minute walk from Takahata Fudo Station of Keiō Line
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