Akechi Bath (Bathhouse built to mourn Akechi Mitsuhide) Gabled, tiled roof building. Important Cultural Property

Built in 1587 by the priest Misso (the uncle of Akechi Mitsuhide) of the now-defunct Tairei-in sub-temple, this bathhouse was later remodeled in 1656.
Settling an old score, Mitsuhide destroyed his master, Oda Nobunaga, at Honno-ji temple in 1582. Knowing that his only way out was death by his own sword, Mitsuhide readied himself by worshipping at the Buddha Hall of Myoshin-ji temple, and wrote the following death poem.

To follow the correct path, or to take the reverse path, are to take the same path.
That great path, of loyalty to the emperor above all, is my heart of hearts.
Awakening from fifty-five years of dreaming, I return to the origin of all.

At that time, Misso realized that his nephew, Akechi Mitsuhide, was planning to kill himself, and managed to talk him out of it, but Mitsuhide fell anyway to Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s forces at the Battle of Yamazaki.
Five years after Mitsuhide’s death, Misso built this bathhouse (a steam bath) to pray for the repose of his soul, and opened it for all monks and priests of whatever rank to use, which is why this bathhouse is also known as the “Akechi Bath.”
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