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| トラウツ博士の五輪塔 |
Obtaining information about Trautz is exceedingly challenging. First, few people actively search for details about him. Second, the limited information available is often in Japanese or German. Third, no new information about him has surfaced. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised when I came across a website called Nara Nichi Doku Kyokai (Die Japanisch-Deutsche Gesellschaft Nara) or The Japanese-German Society Nara. From this source, I discovered that Trautz has a grave in Japan. The following information was obtained from: https://www.daianji.or.jp/jdgn/pdf/nin_no82_omote.pdf
トラウツ博士は１９５２年にカールスルーエで７５才の生涯を閉じられました。その後、日本をこよなく愛された博士の為に、先代はそのご遺骨を高野山に分骨することを願い出て各所に働きかけ、奥の院の一角に五輪塔を建立して供養をしたのです。この度、杉木立の中にひっそりたたずむトラウツ博士の五輪塔に、参加者全員で香を手向け、また、伽藍の中心に聳え立つ根本大塔に入って、日独の架け橋たらんとした二人の在りし日々を偲んだことでした。
The rough translation is as follows:
"Dr. Trautz passed away in 1952 at the age of 75 in Karlsruhe. Following his passing, in honor of the doctor who held a profound love for Japan, his predecessor made a request to divide his remains and worked diligently to establish a five-story pagoda in a secluded corner of the inner sanctuary at Mount Koya for memorial purposes. On this occasion, all the participants offered incense at Dr. Trautz's five-story pagoda nestled within the cedar forest. They also took a moment to reflect on the days when the two of them strived to build bridges between Japan and Germany as they entered the central pagoda within the temple precinct."
I couldn't determine from that specific piece of writing whether they acquired his ashes or bones for his gravesite, or if it's intended more as a memorial or dedication.
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