Mystery Solved: Helmet and Armor at Toyama Temple Determined to Have Belonged to Shinsengumi Leader Kondō Isami

The Sanmon gate of Rinzai Zen temple Kokutaiji. (© Pixta)

A ledger listing artifacts at Kokutaiji (cover at right). The entry in the second column from the left identifies armor and a helmet belonging to “Shinsengumi Commander Kondō Isami” and lists Yamaoka as the donor.

The helmet bears a round “snake-eye” emblem.