本能寺の変：2023年6月6日（火）

1591年に豊臣秀吉の命で本能寺が中京区下本能寺前町に移転されるまでは，本能寺は今の下京区油小路通高辻から西洞院あたりにあったとされている。私は，現在，たまたま油小路通高辻あたりに住んでいる。1582年6月21日に明智光秀が率いる軍勢が本能寺を襲い，いわゆる本能寺の変によって，本能寺は焼き討ちに遭い焼失，織田信長は切腹したとされている。現在の本能寺の跡地には消防団事務所等が建っている。本能寺の「能」には右側にヒが２つあり，火を嫌うことから右側はヒを用いない伝統的楷書で表記されている。

The Incident at Honnō-ji：June 6th(Tuesday)

Until Honnō-ji was relocated to Nakagyo-ku Shimohonnōjimae-chō under Toyotomi Hideyoshi's orders in 1591, it is believed that the temple was located around the present-day Shimogyo-ku Aburanokojidōri-Takatsuji and Nishinotoin area. Coincidentally, I currently happen to live around Aburanokojidōri-Takatsuji. On June 21st, 1582, a military force led by Akechi Mitsuhide attacked Honnō-ji, resulting in the infamous Incident at Honnō-ji. It is said that the temple was set on fire and burned down, and Oda Nobunaga committed seppuku. The current site of Honnō-ji is occupied by the offices of the fire brigade and other buildings. In the character "能" of Honnō-ji, there are two strokes of the radical "hi" (fire) on the right side. Due to its aversion to fire, the right side is traditionally written without the radical "hi" in kanji characters.