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Built in the northeastern
corner of the Matsue Castle grounds, Fumonin Temple was believed to prevent
bad luck from entering the castle. Behind the temple once stood a bridge
called the Azukitogibashi Bridge and, although the bridge itself is no longer
there, a legend concerning the Azukitogibashi Bridge remains. This story,
which is related in Lafcadio Hearn's "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange
Things," says that terrible happenings will occur if the Kakitsubata (iris)
song is sung near the bridge. In the grounds of the Fumonin Temple are two
teahouses of the Sansairyu School, Kangetsu-An and Bashodo. The Kangetsu-An
teahouse is where Lafcadio Hearn received instruction in the art of tea
ceremony. |
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