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Memorial service for the commemoration of Yoshiyama (Miyagi Prefecture)

At Zuiganji Temple in Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture, the annual memorial service (Gizan-ko-ki) is held for Date Tadamune , the second lord of the Sendai Domain, who died on July 12, 1658 (August 10, 1658 in the Gregorian calendar) , and for the 16 retainers and vassals who committed suicide to follow Lord Tadamune in death .

After the death of Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain, Tadamune succeeded him and worked to solidify the domain's position and foundation, earning him the reputation of a "wise and decisive ruler."

He was also active in the construction of temples and shrines, and built many others, including Zuihoden and Zuiho-ji Temple, the mausoleum of Masamune, as well as Hakusan Shrine, Manpuku-ji Temple, Kosho-ji Temple, and Atago Shrine. In 1654, the Tosho-gu Shrine was transferred and relocated over a period of six years, resulting in the creation of the present-day Sendai Tosho-gu Shrine

The "Sendai Festival," which was held in 1655 as part of the festival of the Sendai Toshogu Shrine, continues to this day as the "Sendai Aoba Festival."

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