Okunoin

Okunoin (奥之院) is a sacred Buddhist site and cemetery east of Kongōbu-ji in Kii, Japan.^[1]

History

In 1582, the Kakushiba ikki members and samurai Yasuke ventured towards the cemetery after learning from a former Oda soldier about Kimura Kei's promoter Kumabe Ujiie being there to recruit lost soldiers. Walking through the cemetery, he overheard former retainers talk and remember about their fallen lords, such as Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin. Yasuke finally met with Ujiie, whom he followed and learned about Kei's cause and how he only worked with but not for its foreign advocates. Ultimately, Yasuke learned of Kei's location at Hibuse Fudo Temple and garnered an invitation.^[2]