The first goryō-e at Shinsen-en

In 863, during an epidemic, the court held a goryō-e at the Shinsen-en garden in Kyoto, an official ritual to pacify the spirits of six men who had died wronged.

863 CE · 35.01, 135.75 · status: official

The account

Prince Sawara headed the list. Such rites grew into the Gion festival, first held in 869 to drive away plague spirits.

Connections in the atlas

• The plague rite that became the Gion festival
• The vengeful spirit of Prince Sawara

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Onryō
2. Wikipedia (ja): 神泉苑