Graves of 47 Samurai (Ako Gishi) at Sengakuji Temple, Tokyo Metropolis

These are the graves of the 47 Ronin (Samurai) at Sengakuji Temple, near Tokyo, Japan. The 47 Samurais are part of the Ako Incident and is one of the most popular real tales of Japanese Culture that depicts Loyalty and courage. According to the story during the Edo period, a feudal lord called Asano Takuminokami was insulted by a Edo official. So, Asano draws a sword on the Edo official and was quickly captured and sentended to Seppuku (Hara-kiri) which is killing oneself. Once Lord Asano commits Seppuku, his loyal Samurais, about 47 of them decide to take revenge on the Edo Official (Kira Kozukenosuke). Two years later, the 47 samurai take revenge of their master's death by killing the Edo Official, Kira. Later 47 samurais are them selves sentenced to death by self immolation (seppuku). The 47 graves at this site in Sengakuji are the samurais final resting place. This Ako incident is a very famous tale in Japanese cultural history.

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