Takiguchi-dera was founded by Heian-era nobleman Takiguchi Ny奴d艒, who entered the priesthood after being forbidden by his father to marry his peasant consort Yokobue. One day, Yokobue came to the temple with her flute to serenade Takiguchi, but was again refused by him; she wrote a farewell love sonnet on a stone (in her own blood) before throwing herself into the river to perish. The stone remains at the temple. Takiguchi-dera sits next to Gio-ji temple.
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