Sofukuji

Knife forging ・ source Qingyu の tomb

Original Text

After all, the best thing is that there is a tomb of the famous swordsman Masamune Yotsuya's swordsmith Genkiyo. Some of the works are housed in the Sword Museum and the Tokyo National Museum.

It is known for its tomb of swordsmiths.

Original Text

When I took a walk from Yotsuya to Shinano Town, I also visited this Soto sect temple in Suka Town, which is located on the back street of Shinano Town and the surrounding area was a quiet residential area. It is known for its tomb of swordsmiths.

It's a temple with a solemn atmosphere.

Original Text

Do you know "Sofukuji"? It is a Soto sect temple diagonally in front of Kaigyoji Temple, about an 8-minute walk from Exit 1 of Yotsuya Sanchome Station through Gaien Higashi-dori. Passing through the Ishiyama Gate, the quiet precincts are quite large in the city center. Next to the main hall of this temple, there are also graveyards of Masahide Mizushinko (Tenshu) and Soten Uchida, including the graveyards of the famous sword craftsman Genkiyohiko, who was in the Edo period. At that time, the skills of Japanese sword craftsmen were competing. A temple with a solemn atmosphere, please visit!

Yuanqing

Original Text

It is Soto sect Sofukuji Temple. There is a tomb of Genkiyohiko, a master of swordsmiths in the late Edo period. He was born in Shinshu and went out to Edo and played an active role as a sword craftsman.

Knife Forging ・ Yuanqing の Tombs

Original Text

It is said that there is a tomb of Genkiyomi, a famous swordsmith at the end of the Edo period, but I think it is not well known to the world anyway in the past.