The tomb of Sugita Genshiro/Sakae Kanin

In the temple called Monkey Temple, there is the tomb of Sugita Genshiro. Sugita Genshiro (1733 – 1817) is a Netherlands surgeon in the mid-Edo period and the founder of Dutch studies. He translated the anatomy of the Netherlands and published a "demolition book" for four years. At the age of 83, I wrote the memories of the pains of the time in the culture of Dutch studies. Sakae Kaninin is known as "Monkey Temple", The time of Kan'ei (1624-1643), thief dressed as monkey turn fled to the temple, leaving the monkey is converted to the head priest to leave the country pilgrimage, the monkey accustomed to the person is derived from the popularity of the temple.