Kita-ku Famous Places Information, Osaka

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  • The graves of Heihachiro Oshio (left) and his son Kakunosuke, which can be seen from the street
  • No. 36

People from across the country come to visit the Hero of Osaka’s grave

The grave of Heihachiro Oshio
1-7 Suehirocho (In Joshoji Temple) , Kita-ku, Osaka
  • 36　18
  • 史跡・記念碑
  • Heihachiro Oshio stood up for the starving masses of Osaka. His position in the government of Osaka was equivalent to a current day police sergeant or public prosecutor.

Joshoji Temple is the family temple of the Oshio clan. During the Edo period, the temple was forbidden to erect graves for Heihachiro and his son Kakunosuke as they launched a rebellion against the Tokugawa shogunate, but Oshio’s disciples later built graves in the Meiji period out of admiration for their teacher.

Heihachiro Oshio stood up for the starving masses of Osaka. His position in the government of Osaka was equivalent to a current day police sergeant or public prosecutor.