May 1, 2003



with Inoue Zenjo in the Tokeiji Cemetery





1

Tombstone of

Matsugaoka goshoji







2

Colony of Junihitoe

by the approach

in the temple ground







3

Japanese Irises

on the slope

of the sharp mountain







4

Japanese white roses &

lilies of the valley

in front of the entrance

of the quiet residence

of the Zen Priest.







5

To Suigetudo Temple

guided by

the priest himself.


Beautiful

Suigetsu Kwan-yin









6

By Daisetsu Suzuki.

Presented

to the Zen Priest

for Suigetudo Temple







7

Tokeiji Temple

Kanuntei residence

that was owned by

Hisamatsu family

has been

donated.







8

Inside of

Kanuntei residence

The base

locates in the

Urasenke Soke

of course








9

Sotan's preference

Transom window

of comb style







10

Study







11

By Sotan Sen

Frame

Kanun







12

Inoue Zen Priest

against

the garden







13

Formality of

ceilings.

By the rule,

The ceiling is

in the style of

bottom of ship

of low rank.











14

Guided me to

the cemetery

using a bamboo cane.

Cannot believe that

he is 92 years old.



Explained kindly

to visitors to

the temple, who

asked the history.







15

Tombstone of Daisetsu Suzuki

With his wife,

Beatrice








16

Tombstone of Ikutaro Nishida

Pen name, Sunshin









Tombstones are in line as called as Iwanami street in general.
Iwanami who came as the chairman of the funeral of Ikutaro Nishida liked this temple.
Nojo Abe, he and I went to the cemetery, and Iwanami told to have tombs
on both sides of Mr. Nishida. When Iwanami told that I would use this side,
then I have to take this side without arguing. They agreed like this,
and locations of tombs were decided in the sequence of Iwanami,
Nishida and Abe from the corner.
From "Tokeiji, Sanctuary for women" by Inoue-zenjo

Others include Toyoichiro Nogami, Yaeko Nogami, Tetsuro Watsuji,
Tetsuzo Tanigawa, Hideo Kobayashi, Jun Takami.

17

The restorer of Tokeiji

Tomb of Shakusonen Monk.


Nearby
There was the tomb of
Goseiyoudo nun, a daughter
of Godaigo Emperor.

Also called as
Matsugaoka Gosho.


And,
the restorer of Tokeij,
Kakuzan Shido Zen nun
(Mrs. Tokiimune Hojo)

She was a person
to seek principles and
gave aids to
unhappy women.


This is a story by Zenjo Monk.


Daisetsu Suzuki had told this before the war.

We cannot win the war against the US.

Sokichi Takatgi whose tomb locates here was a navy staff officer
but he was negative to the war. He made his effort to end to the war toward the US.
I owe him that I could come back alive from the front at the end of the war.


When the current emperor visited the grave when he was a prince,
he asked whose tomb was behind of the tomb of Mr. Abe, the head of Gakushuin University,
I told the name of Mr. Sokichi Tkagi.
Then their Highnesses told "Lord Sokichi Takagi!" in a dignified manner.




Bonze Zenjo talked in a straightforward manner, and never ended.

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