Visual art

Itō Jakuchū

1716–1800Local figure

Itō Jakuchū

Addresses you can still visit

Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.

  • Created here

    Hōzōji Temple

    He erected family grave markers here, and the temple preserves works by him and members of his artistic circle.

  • Created here

    Sekihoji Temple

    He designed the temple’s stone arhat ensemble, lived nearby in retirement, and was buried in the grounds.

  • Burial place

    Shokoku-ji Temple

    Shokoku-ji stood directly in the Onin War's principal combat zone and was destroyed by fire during the fighting. This was only one chapter in an extraordinary cycle of destruction: the complex had already burned completely in 1394 and 1425, was burned in war again in 1549, and lost most of its buildings in the Great Tenmei Fire of 1788.

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