Bunkyo-ină»the Grave of Tokugawa Ienari
Tokugawa Ienari is my favorite shogun. Dude as a straight up player. Watch and learn, children. Continue reading Bunkyo-ină»the Grave of Tokugawa Ienari
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Shunmei-ină»the Grave of Tokugawa Ieharu
Tokugawa Ieharu, the lovable but forgettable 10th shogun. Continue reading Shunmei-ină»the Grave of Tokugawa Ieharu
Joken-ină»the Grave of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Last time, I wrote about the 4th shogun, Tokugawa Ietsuna. Today let’s look at the grave of his younger brother, the much more famous Tokugawa Tsunayoshi – the so-called Dog Shogun. If you’ve been to Ueno Park, you may have seen the gate to his tomb. It’s much better preserved that Ietsuna’s and a little more centrally located… kinda. Continue reading Joken-ină»the Grave of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Gen’yu-ină»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-ină»the Grave of Tokugawa Ietsuna
Taiyu-ină»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-ină»the Grave of Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tosho-guă»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-guă»the Grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu
