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Shoin-jinja area in Hagi
Shoin-jinja area in Hagi
This area is a few minutes southeast of JR Higashi-Hagi Station, across the Matsumoto River from the city center.
Shoin Shrine (松蔭神社), 1537 Matsumotoshi, Chinto, ☎ +81 0838-22-4643, . 8:30AM-5PM. A Meiji-era shrine dedicated to Yoshida Shoin, a young samurai who taught many of the students that went on to become major statesmen in Meiji Japan. Yoshida himself would not see it, though; chafing under the policy of sakoku, he tried to persuade Commodore Perry to smuggle him out of Japan, was imprisoned, and was later executed after plotting against the shogunate. Within the grounds of the shrine, his school Shoka-sonjuku (松下村塾) is preserved. There is also a hall dedicated to his life story (9AM-5PM, �650). Free. �
Hirobumi Ito House, ☎ +81 0838-25-3139. 9AM-5PM. The former residence of Hirobumi Ito, the aforementioned first Prime Minister of Japan, and himself a former Shoin student. He served four terms as prime minister and drafted the Meiji constitution, but his involvement in Japan's annexation of Korea is a blot on his legacy. Free. �
Tokoji (東光寺). 8:30AM-5PM. This is the family shrine of the Mori clan. The beautiful gate, belfry, and temple buildings show Chinese influence; behind the temple are the graves of several Mori warlords ? and 500 stone lanterns to mark their power. It's a short walk east of Shoin Shrine. ¥300. �
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