One story holds that he died by seppuku and his head was severed by a retainer after he was ambushed and wounded in Fushimi after fleeing battlefield defeat by Hideyoshi at Yamazaki in 1582. This was less than 2 weeks after betraying Oda Nobunaga at Honno-ji and naming himself ruler, badly miscalculating the level of support he would get. Anyway, there are actually a handful of tombs of Mitsuhide, but this one tucked between houses is said to enshrine the remains of his lopped off head, relocated from the infamous Shogunzuka body disposal grounds.
by KyotoGaijin
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You can read more about Akechi running for his life at [Ted Taylor’s blog](https://notesfromthenog.blogspot.com/2020/10/mitsuhides-wild-ride.html).
If you go to Teramachi, there is a big temple that is built over what is supposed to be the original Honoji Temple where Nobunaga was struck by Akechi. The building inside has a mini-museum too I believe.
Also if you go to Katsuragawa I believe there is also a spot where supposedly the army of Akechi crossed the river through after shouting the famous “Teki ga Honoji ni ari!” line.
There are a lot of awesome spots in Kansai if you are a lover of the Sengoku period. I remember finding the tomb of Sanada Yukimura in Osaka by pure luck when I came as a tourist and got super excited!