Etched Sorrow·Rakuchū / Kyoto Station

The Shinsengumi's Last Kyoto Base

In 1867 the Shinsengumi, the shogunate's armed police, moved into Kyoto quarters as grand as a lord's estate. Within six months they had retreated from the city; the precise site remains disputed, and only stone markers recall their last headquarters here.

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These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.