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'''Kongōbu-ji''' (金剛峯寺) is a sacred [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[temple]] east of [[Koyasan Danjo Garan]] in [[Kii]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{WP|Kongōbu-ji}}</ref>  
'''Kongōbu-ji''' (金剛峯寺) is a sacred [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[temple]] in [[Japan]] which, during the [[Sengoku period]], was located east of [[Koyasan Danjo Garan]] in [[Kii|Kii Province]].<ref>{{WP|Kongōbu-ji}}</ref>  


==History==
==History==
In 1582, the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] tracked down [[Endo Tomoyasu]], a spy who was accessory to [[Akechi Mitsuhide]]'s [[Honnō-ji incident|betrayal]] of [[Oda Nobunaga]] at [[Honnō-ji]]. Upon the pair's arrival at the temple, they saw Nobunaga's [[samurai]] retainer [[Hori Hidemasa]] had already killed Tomoyasu. Hidemasa explained that it was a matter of urgency before Naoe and Yasuke advised him to leave quickly before anyone spotted them.<ref name="The Betrayers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Betrayers]]</ref> They later returned to the temple, infiltrated its grounds, and recovered three lost pages scattered around its premises.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]</ref>
In 1582, the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] tracked down [[Endo Tomoyasu]], a spy who was accessory to [[Akechi Mitsuhide]]'s [[Honnō-ji incident|betrayal]] of [[Oda Nobunaga]] at [[Honnō-ji]]. Upon the pair's arrival at the temple, they saw that Nobunaga's retainer [[Hori Hidemasa]] had already killed Tomoyasu. Hidemasa explained that it was a matter of urgency before Naoe and Yasuke advised him to leave quickly to avoid being spotted.<ref name="The Betrayers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Betrayers]]</ref> The pair later returned to the temple, infiltrated its grounds, and recovered three lost pages scattered around its premises.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]</ref>


==Gallery==
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[[Category:Buddhist temples]]
[[Category:Locations in Kii]]
[[Category:Landmarks in Japan]]
[[Category:Landmarks in Japan]]
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Revision as of 03:30, 6 November 2025

Kongōbu-ji

Kongōbu-ji (金剛峯寺) is a sacred Buddhist temple in Japan which, during the Sengoku period, was located east of Koyasan Danjo Garan in Kii Province.[1]

History

In 1582, the Kakushiba ikki members Fujibayashi Naoe and Yasuke tracked down Endo Tomoyasu, a spy who was accessory to Akechi Mitsuhide's betrayal of Oda Nobunaga at Honnō-ji. Upon the pair's arrival at the temple, they saw that Nobunaga's retainer Hori Hidemasa had already killed Tomoyasu. Hidemasa explained that it was a matter of urgency before Naoe and Yasuke advised him to leave quickly to avoid being spotted.[2] The pair later returned to the temple, infiltrated its grounds, and recovered three lost pages scattered around its premises.[3]

Gallery

Appearances

References