Yorimasa : PhotoStory

An itinerant monk has been visiting Kyoto. He continues on to famous places in Uji.

An old villager tells the story of “The Lawn of the Folding Fan” (Ougi no Shiba) at Byōdōin Temple. The itinerant monk mourns for Minamoto no Yorimasa, who committed suicide there.

Wearing body armor, the ghost of Yorimasa appears and talks about the transient nature of this world.

After a fall, Yorimasa entered Byōdōin Temple. Planks were removed from Uji Bridge and he waited for the enemy soldiers.

White waves crest under Uji Bridge, and the Genji white flag flutter above it.

The Heike crossed the river and overwhelm Yorimasa, who fights ready for death.

Cornered, Yorimasa pulls out his sword, lays a folding fan, and recites his death poem.