Last week, my husband and I were on our way to a temple called Kousho-ji. While we were driving, it started raining. It became heavier.

When we left our home, the temperature was 38 ℃, but because of the rain, it cooled down at 24 ℃.

Fortunately, when we arrived, the rain stopped. We were so graceful for that.

The area is famous for purple flowers called platycodon. I have one in my garden and I was hoping to buy a white variety there.

When we got out of car, some cute platycodon welcomed us.

This temple is famous for the head mound of a samurai. If you're a fan of the American TV series Shōgun, you might remember one of the main characters, Lady Toda Mariko. She was based on a real historical figure, Hosokawa Gracia. In the drama she struggled in her life because of her father and became a Christian. Historically, her father was the famous rebel Akechi Mistuhid, who murdered Oda Nobunaga. After he murdered Nobunaga, he was killed by a farmer. Back then, beheading was common, so his body was separated into his head and the rest of his body. The body was buried in a different place, and the head was buried at this temple. This temple is famous for Mistuhide's head mound.

The Akechi family's crest is the platycodon flower, so you can see the crest everywhere around the temple.

The temple was very small and looked like a hidden gem. You can see the flowers even inside.

This is the head mound. The stone looked very old, and I was deeply moved when I saw it because Mitsuhide is historically a very important person. He killed Nobunaga and completely changed the Sengoku history. If he hadn't killed Nobunaga, probably Nobunaga would have unified Japan and become a shogun. Nobunaga would have started a different period in Japan's history.

My father loves visiting historical spots, so I'd love to take him there next time. He'll love there.

While I was thinking like that and looked up at the sky, gray clouds had covered the entire sky.

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