Fukuzenji Temple Taichoro

This is the place where negotiations actually took place between Sakamoto Ryoma and the Kaien-tai and the Kishu Domain during the "Iroha Maru Incident." Taicho-ro was built around 320 years ago, around 1690, as a guest hall for Fukuzen-ji Temple, a Shingon Buddhist temple. From the tatami room, you can get a wonderful view of Tomonoura, with Sensuijima and Bentenjima floating in the calm Seto Inland Sea. During the Edo period, Taicho-ro was used as a guest house for Korean envoys, and also served as a place of exchange with Japanese scholars of Chinese classics and calligraphers. In 1711, Korean envoy Yi Bang-eun praised the view from Taicho-ro as "the most beautiful view in the east of Japan," meaning "the most beautiful scenic spot east of Korea." You can enjoy the beautiful scenery that has fascinated many people and has remained unchanged since the Edo period.