Hasekura Tsunegana Found
October 14, 2009
I've been interested in Hasekura Tsunenaga since I went to Ishinomaki and went aboard the replica of his ship last year.
Hasekura Tsunenaga was the leader of the emissary that Tokugawa Ieyasu and Date Masamune sent to Europe via Mexico in 1613. Six samurai in the group stayed in Spain, and took on the surname Japon.
After reading about this interesting part of forgotten history, I noticed that the Wikipedia article says that one of his three graves is in Kita Sendai. I went to the place described several times, but could never find it.
Finally with help from a friend, I found out that Hasekura is in Komiyoji Temple (in yellow), and not in between the two temples outlined in red as said in the article.
Wikipedia is great, but sometimes frustrating.













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