Manpokei The Akou-Gishi(Akou loyal retainers) 300th anniversary (2002-12-14)

	The long line from the Sengakuji station in Toei Asakusa Line(distance 140M)
	The entrance road There were souvenir shops on the right and food stalls on the left of a narrow entrance road to the Sengakuji temple. In normal days I can get to the temple in a few minutes from the station. I felt the temple was very much far away today.
	I arrived at the Gate (Naka-mon) of Sengakuji temple at last.
	And then, there are more people between me and the main building (Hondou).
	I arrived at the Main Gate (San-mon) of Sengakuji temple at last.
	The San-mon Gate
	Paying worship ritual at Hondou took time. But this was nothing compared with the next thing I wanted to do.
	Many people! When I looked at the direction where tombs of Akou loyal retainers are located, I saw more people.
	Waiting time was 60 minutes I knew the Akou loyal retainers' cemetery was small, so I assumed it would take a little time, but I was wrong. The placard said it would be 60 minutes from where I was standing.
	With the smoke of an incense stick, the cemetery could not be clearly seen.
	To the right is the beginning of the cemetery. It took so much time to come this far.
	Long lines did not progress at all.
	I thought that worship was impossible and gave up. Although it took 30 minutes after coming out of the Sengakuji station, it is usually at most 10 minutes.