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Gessho-ji

月照寺 Gesshō-ji

While the temple was destroyed during the Meiji Period, the temple grounds still contain the graves of the Matsudaira clan, including the first Daimyo, who was also the grandson of Tokugawa shogunate founder Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Address
Sotonakabara-chō 179
Hours
Closed · opens 8:30 am
Weekly hours
Mon8:30 am–5:30 pm
Tue8:30 am–5:30 pm
Wed8:30 am–5:30 pm
Thu8:30 am–5:30 pm
Fri8:30 am–5:30 pm
Sat8:30 am–5:30 pm
Sun8:30 am–5:30 pm
Price
¥500, 50% discount for foreigners

Listing from Wikivoyage: Matsue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.