Kiyokawa HachirÅ and the Mystery Graves Nobody Cares About
Kiyokawa HachirÅ was a duplicitous terrorist whose final days Continue reading Kiyokawa HachirÅ and the Mystery Graves Nobody Cares About
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Shunmei-inã»the Grave of Tokugawa Ieharu
Tokugawa Ieharu, the lovable but forgettable 10th shogun. Continue reading Shunmei-inã»the Grave of Tokugawa Ieharu
Yutoku-inã»the Grave of Tokugawa Yoshimune
Tokugawa Yoshimune is considered one of the greatest shoguns of Edo Bakufu. He initiated financial reforms that most likely made writing the rest of this series on Tokugawa shogun graves infinitely easier. Just as they re-used existing sites, I can re-use existing blogs. Awwwww yeah. Continue reading Yutoku-inã»the Grave of Tokugawa Yoshimune
Gen’yu-inã»the Grave of Tokugawa Ietsuna
Most people think that all that remains of Tokugawa Ietsuna’s grave is a small gate in Ueno Park.
They are wrong.
And I’ve got the pictures to prove it. Continue reading Gen’yu-inã»the Grave of Tokugawa Ietsuna
Taiyu-inã»the Grave of Tokugawa Iemitsu
Taiyu-in is the funerary temple of Tokugawa Iemitsu. It’s located in Nikko next to Tosho-gu. It became the standard for all shogun graves. Continue reading Taiyu-inã»the Grave of Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tosho-guã»the Grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Not much to say on the topic of Toshogu (and to some degree, Taiyuin) because so much has already been said. The real meat of this series will be in the shrines that we can’t see today. Continue reading Tosho-guã»the Grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu
