Yougenin Temple
 
This is a temple established in 1594 by Yododono, concubine of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, for the memorial service for her father Nagamasa Asai. Hoin Seihaku (cousin of Nagamasa) was designated as the founder of the temple. Nagamasa's Buddhist name"Yogen'in" was used for the temple name.Soon after its foundation, the temple suffered from a fire, thus the main temple was reconstructed in 1621 by Sugen'in, wife of Hidetada Tokugawa and younger sister of Yododono, by means of relocation of the remains of the Fushimi Castle. Afterwards, it became the temple of the Tokugawa Family, and the memorial tablets of successive shoguns are enshrined here.The ceiling on the corridor of the main hall was originally used for the floor of Fushimi Castle and still shows the blood of Mototada Torii and other samurai warriors who fought to defend Fushimi Castie under the commond of leyasu Tokugawa and committed suicide in the end of the fight as they lost It was moved here to appease their spirits and is popalarly known as the "blood ceiling”The drawings on the doors made of Japanese ceder and fusuma the traditional sliding door
(both designated as important cultural assets)  were produced by Sotatsu Tawaraya. You can see such animals as Chinese lions,  white elephants and giraffes on these cedar doors. They are full of origmality and freshness, and are used in art education textbooks for junior high school and high school students.