Example sentences for: sengakuji

How can you use “sengakuji” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Not otherwise rich in tourist attractions, Shinagawa has one gem that should not be missed: Sengakuji — a temple that evokes what is surely the most popular story in all of premodern Japanese history.

  • On the night of 14 December 1702, despite many obstacles, they attacked Kira’s heavily guarded villa on the east side of the Sumida River, cut off his head, and brought it in triumph to Asano’s tomb at Sengakuji, the family temple.

  • Thousands of visitors come annually to Sengakuji to lay incense on the tombstones and walk through the small museum called the Hall of the Loyal Retainers, where weapons, personal effects, and other memorabilia are preserved.

  • Eventually, Oishi and his band were also ordered to commit suicide; this they did, and they were buried at Sengakuji with their lord.


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