Zenpukuji Temple

This Rinzai school temple is said to date back to the Eikyo era (1429-1440). It originally stood at the base of Mt. Shizuki on the north shore, but it was moved here when Mori Terumoto began constructing Hagi castle. The temple grounds offer a close taste of Hagi history. They hold a Christian toro lantern engraved with the Virgin Mary, as well as the graves of Fujimura Taro and his brother Jiro, who were the members of Kiheitai (irregular regiment) and killed in battle, and the grave of Narazaki Yahachiro, who was killed at Noyama prison in the Bakumatsu period.