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The grave of Araki Mataemon is here.
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Genchuji is a Jodo-sect Buddhist temple in Shinhinjicho, Tottori, Tottori Prefecture. Its formal name is Daito Daigan Jinshinzan Kubon-in Genchuji. It is the family temple of the swordsman Araki Mataemon, widely known for the Kagiya no Tsuji duel, and the precincts have the Araki Mataemon Memorial Hall, which displays items and documents connected with him. It is said to have been founded in 1508 (Eisho 5) at Takahamachi, Yudokoro, in the castle town of Tottori Castle. It moved to its present site in 1660 (Manji 3).
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Founded：Unknown Blessings：Victory luck
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