Etched Sorrow·Rakuchū / Nishijin

Where the Onin War Began

In early 1467, this grove saw the clash between Hatakeyama Masanaga and Yoshinari — the "Goryō skirmish" that opened the ten-year Ōnin War. The conflagration that burned much of Kyoto began here. The shrine was founded to pacify the vengeful spirits of the wrongfully dead.

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These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.