Skip to main content
Tenjuin Mausoleum
|

Tenjuin Mausoleum

historic_site

Tenjuin Mausoleum

天樹院墓所

4.4Est. 90Hagi, Chugoku
JTA Approved

Overview

The Tenjuin Mausoleum is the final resting place of the daimyo Mōri Terumoto (1553–1625) and his wife, known both as Seikōin and Lady Minami no Ōkata (1558–1631).

Burial site of Mori Terumoto, who ruled a vast domain before the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, and his wife. Terumoto was one of five regents appointed to govern Japan after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death, but his decision to remain in Osaka Castle rather than commit his forces at Sekigahara arguably cost the anti-Tokugawa side the decisive battle. As punishment, most of his domain holdings were stripped away and the Mori family relocated from Hiroshima to Hagi. The graves are marked by paired five-tier gorintō stone towers, with stone lanterns lining a 64-meter approach path.

Practical info

Japanese name
天樹院墓所
Nearest station
Hagi Station (20 min walk)
Payment
Cash only
Reservations
not required
Loading details...

Want to visit Tenjuin Mausoleum?

Build a trip to Hagi