The little-known militant monk Getsusei from the end of the Edo period - who was the coastal defense monk from Choshu who was friends with Shoin and Genzui?

Gessho was a pro-imperial monk active during the late Edo period. His death anniversary was May 11, 1858 (5th year of the Ansei era), but you might be thinking, "Hey, aren't the kanji wrong?" Yes, it was Gessho, the head priest of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, who was friends with Saigo Takamori. Gessho (right) and Saigo Takamori / Quoted from Wikipedia The Gessho we want to focus on this time was actually a friend of Yoshida Shoin. He also opened a pri…