KONDO Isami (Courtesy of National Diet Library)

Grave of KONDO Isami

The grave of KONDO Isami is located in Osawazan Ryugenji Temple, in Osawa, Mitaka City, which is on Hitomi-kaido Avenue, 1km east from Tama Station of SeibuTamagawa Line. In front of the temple gate, there is a bust of KONDO Isami with Roku Jizo (six Ksitigarbhas) and Koshinto pagoda, and the KONDO Family's graveyard is in back of the Main hall. He was active as the chief of Shinsengumi and became Bakushin (shogun's retainer) from a farmer, however he caught by the Army of the New Government and executed at Itabashi.

His nephew KONDO Yugoro buried him at Ryugen-ji Temple located near his birthplace.

In this graveyard, there is his grave among 5 graves of his family. On this grave in thin and narrow cubic shape, inscription of "grave of KONDO Isami" was engraved. There is also a stone monument with his death haiku and putting on a notebook with words and illustrations of praise by his fans, from which we can still know his popularity not to decline.