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Sennyū-ji
, formerly written as , is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto, Japan. For centuries, Sennyū-ji has been a mausoleum for noble families and members of the Imperial House of Japan. Located within the temple grounds are the official tombs of Emperor Shijō and many of the emperors who came after him. History Sennyū-ji was founded in the early Heian period. According to one tradition, it was founded as in 855 at the former mountain villa of Fujiwara no Otsugu. According to another tradition, this temple was a reconstruction of an earlier temple, , which had been founded by Kōbō-Daishi in the Tenchō era (824-834). The major buildings in Sennyū-ji were reconstructed and enlarged in the early 13th century by the monk Shunjō. ''Tsukinowa no misasagi'' Emperor Go-Horikawa and Emperor Shijō were the first to be enshrined in an Imperial mausoleum at Sennyū-ji. It was called '' Tsukinowa no misasagi. Go-Momozono is also enshrined in ''Tsukinowa no misasagi'' alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuki No Wa No Misasagi
is the name of a mausoleum in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto used by successive generations of the Japanese Imperial Family. The tomb is situated in Sennyū-ji, a Buddhist temple founded in the early Heian period, which was the hereditary temple or of the Imperial Family. Notable interments Kamakura period * 86 Emperor Go-Horikawa * 87 Emperor Shijō Edo period The Imperial Household Agency maintains ''Tsuki no wa no misasagi'' as the place of enshrinement and the venue for veneration of several Edo period emperors. *108 Emperor Go-Mizunoo *109 Empress Meishō *110 Emperor Go-Kōmyō *111 Emperor Go-Sai *112 Emperor Reigen and Takatsukasa Fusako *113 Emperor Higashiyama *114 Emperor Nakamikado *115 Emperor Sakuramachi *116 Emperor Momozono *117 Empress Go-Sakuramachi *118 Emperor Go-Momozono In addition, this is the official misasagi for Prince Masahito, posthumously named Yōkwōin ''daijō-tennō'', who was the eldest son of Emperor Ōgimachi and the father of Emperor Go-Yōzei. Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsukinowa No Misasagi
is the name of a mausoleum in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto used by successive generations of the Japanese Imperial Family. The tomb is situated in Sennyū-ji, a Buddhist temple founded in the early Heian period, which was the hereditary temple or of the Imperial Family. Notable interments Kamakura period * 86 Emperor Go-Horikawa * 87 Emperor Shijō Edo period The Imperial Household Agency maintains ''Tsuki no wa no misasagi'' as the place of enshrinement and the venue for veneration of several Edo period emperors. *108 Emperor Go-Mizunoo *109 Empress Meishō *110 Emperor Go-Kōmyō *111 Emperor Go-Sai *112 Emperor Reigen and Takatsukasa Fusako *113 Emperor Higashiyama *114 Emperor Nakamikado *115 Emperor Sakuramachi *116 Emperor Momozono *117 Empress Go-Sakuramachi *118 Emperor Go-Momozono In addition, this is the official misasagi for Prince Masahito, posthumously named Yōkwōin ''daijō-tennō'', who was the eldest son of Emperor Ōgimachi and the father of Emperor Go-Yōzei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Go-Horikawa
(March 22, 1212 – August 31, 1234) was the 86th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1221 CE through 1232 CE. This 13th-century sovereign was named after the 10th-century Emperor Horikawa and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Horikawa". The Japanese word ''go'' has also been translated to mean the "second one;" and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Horikawa, the second," or as "Horikawa II." Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was , also known as Motsihito''-shinnō''.Titsingh, p. 238. The third son of Imperial Prince Morisada (守貞親王) (Go-Takakura-in, 後高倉院), the second son of Emperor Takakura. *Empress (''Jingū''): Sanjō (Fujiwara) Ariuko (三条（藤原）有子) later Ankimon’in (安喜門院), Sanjo Kinfusa’s daughter *Empress (''Chūgū''): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Ninkō
was the 120th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 仁孝天皇 (120)/ref> Ninkō's reign spanned the years from 1817 until his death in 1846, and saw further deterioration of the power of the ruling ''Shōgun''.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du japon'', p. 421. Disasters, which included famine, combined with corruption and increasing Western interference, helped to erode public trust in the bakufu government. Emperor Ninkō attempted to revive certain court rituals and practices upon the wishes of his father. However, it is unknown what role, if any, the Emperor had in the turmoil which occurred during his reign. His family included fifteen children from various concubines, but only three of them lived to adulthood. His fourth son, Imperial Prince Osahito became the next Emperor upon Ninkō's death in 1846. While political power at the time still resided with the ''Shōgun'', the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Kōkaku
was the 119th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')光格天皇 (119)/ref> Kōkaku reigned from 16 December 1780 until his abdication on 7 May 1817 in favor of his son, Emperor Ninkō. After his abdication, he ruled as also known as a until his death in 1840. The next emperor to abdicate of his own accord was Akihito, 202 years later. Major events in Kōkaku's life included an ongoing famine that affected Japan early into his rule. The response he gave during the time was welcomed by the people, and helped to undermine the shōgun's authority. The Kansei Reforms came afterwards as a way for the shōgun to cure a range of perceived problems which had developed in the mid-18th century but was met with partial success. A member of a cadet branch of the Imperial Family, Kōkaku is the founder of the dynastic imperial branch which currently sits on the throne. Kōkaku had one spouse during his lifetime, and si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Go-Kōmyō
was the 110th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 後光明天皇 (110)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Kōmyō's reign spanned the years from 1643 through 1654. This 17th-century sovereign was named after the 14th-century Nanboku-chō Emperor Kōmyō and ''go-'' (後), translates as ''later'', and thus, he could be called the "Later Emperor Kōmyō". The Japanese word ''go'' has also been translated to mean ''the second one'', and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Kōmyō, the second", or as Kōmyō II". Genealogy Before Go-Kōmyō's accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was ; and his pre-accession title was .Titsingh p. 412./ref> He was the fourth son of Emperor Go-Mizunoo. His mother was Fujiwara no Mitsuko, the daughter of the Minister of the Left (''Sadaijin''); but he was raised as if he were the son of Tōfuku-mon'in. His predecessor, Empress Meishō, was his e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
was the 108th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Mizunoo's reign spanned the years from 1611 through 1629, and was the first emperor to reign entirely during the Edo period. This 17th-century sovereign was named after the 9th-century Emperor Seiwa, sometimes posthumously referred to as because this is the location of his tomb, and translates as "later", and thus, he could be called the "Later Emperor Mizunoo". The Japanese word ''go'' has also been translated to mean the "second one", and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Mizunoo II". Genealogy Before Go-Mizunoo's accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was or Masahito.He was the third son of Emperor Go-Yōzei and his consort, Konoe Sakiko.Price Kotohito had 11 full siblings (7 sisters and 4 brothers). He resided together with concubines in the Dairi of the Heian Palace. He had 33 children with his empress consort and 6 concubines. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Shijō
(March 17, 1231 – February 10, 1242) was the 87th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This reign spanned the years 1232 through 1242. Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was , also known as Tosihito''-shinnō''. He was the first son of Emperor Go-Horikawa. Consort: Kujō Genshi (九条 彦子; 1227–1262) later Nishinomon’in (宣仁門院), Kujō Norizane’s daughter He had no children, due to his youth at the time of his death. Events of Shijō's life He reigned from October 26, 1232 to February 10, 1242. * 1232 (''Jōei 1, 11th month''): In the 11th year of Emperor Go-Horikawa's reign (後堀河天皇十一年), he abdicated; and the succession (''senso'') was received by his oldest son. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Shijō is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui''). Emperor Shijō died from an accident in 1242. His Imperial tomb (''misasagi'') is at Sennyū-ji in the . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Meishō
was the 109th monarch of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')明正天皇 (108)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', p. 115. Her reign lasted from 1629 to 1643. In the history of Japan, Meishō was the seventh of eight women to become empress regnant. The six who reigned before her were Suiko, Kōgyoku/Saimei, Jitō, Genmei, Genshō, and Kōken/Shōtoku. Her sole female successor was Go-Sakuramachi. Genealogy Before Meishō's accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her personal name (her ''imina'') was ; and her pre-accession title was . She was the second daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo. Her mother was Tokugawa Masako, daughter of the second Tokugawa ''shōgun'', Tokugawa Hidetada and his wife Oeyo. The reign of the new empress was understood to have begun. She was aged 5; and she would grow to become the first woman to occupy the throne since Empress Shōtoku, the 48th sovereign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōfuku-ji
is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto, Japan. Tōfuku-ji takes its name from two temples in Nara, Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji.Japan ReferenceTōfuku-ji/ref> It is one of the Kyoto ''Gozan'' or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto". Its honorary '' sangō'' prefix is . History Tōfuku-ji was founded in 1236 by the imperial chancellor Kujō Michiie. He appointed the monk Enni as founding priest, who had studied Rinzai Zen Buddhism in China under the monk Wuzhun Shifan. The temple was burned but rebuilt in the 15th century according to original plans. Tofuku-ji was one of the five temples of the Five Mountain System. The temple was greatly reduced in size from 70 buildings to 25 during the Meiji era after the Shinbutsu bunri decree. In 1881, a fire burned down many major buildings such as the Main Hall, the ''Hōjo'', the ''Hattō'' and the statue of Sakyamuni Buddha. During the Russo-Japanese War , the temple area was requisitioned and became a prisoner-of-war camp fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
was the 117th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 後桜町天皇 (120)/ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', p. 120. She was named after her father Emperor Sakuramachi, the word ''go-'' (後) before her name translates in this context as "later" or "second one". Her reign spanned the years from 1762 through to her abdication in 1771. The only significant event during her reign was an unsuccessful outside plot, that intended to displace the shogunate with restored imperial powers. Empress Go-Sakuramachi and her brother Emperor Momozono were the last lineal descendants of Emperor Nakamikado. Her nephew succeeded her as Emperor Go-Momozono upon her abdication in 1771. Go-Momozono died eight years later after a serious illness with no heir to the throne. A possible succession crisis was averted when Go-Momozono hastily adopted an heir on his deathbed upon the insistence of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Momozono
was the 116th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 桃園天皇 (115)/ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', pp. 119–120. Momozono's reign spanned the years from 1747 until his death in 1762. Momozono's reign was mostly quiet, with only one incident occurring that involved a small number of Kuge who advocated for the restoration of direct Imperial rule. These Kuge were punished by the shōgun, who held de facto power in the country. Momozono fathered two sons with his one and only lady in waiting, but he died at a young age in 1762. The line of succession fell to Momozono's sister, Princess Toshiko, who became Empress Go-Sakuramachi. Due to the young age of Momozono's sons, she also became empress regent to the future Emperor Go-Momozono until he became of age to rule. Events of Momozono's life Early life Before Momozono's ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
