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Tōshō-gū
is any Shinto shrine in which Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616) is enshrined. Ieyasu was the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1868), which is the third and last of the shogunal governments in Japanese history. He was deified with the name , the "Great Gongen, Light of the East" (A ''Gongen'' is believed to be a buddha who has appeared on Earth in the form of a ''kami'' to save sentient beings), and this is what gives ''Tōshō-gū'' shrines their name. Tōshō-gū shrines are found throughout Japan. The most famous Tōshō-gū is located in Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture. It is one of Japan's most popular destinations for tourists and is part of ''Shrines and Temples of Nikkō'' UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ieyasu's son, the second shōgun Hidetada, ordered the construction of the Nikkō Tōshō-gū. Later, the third shōgun Iemitsu had the shrine greatly enlarged and lavishly decorated. Ueno Tōshō-gū at Ueno Park in Tokyo is also widely known. The Kunōzan Tōshō-gū is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tōshō-gū
A Tōshō-gū (東照宮) is any Shinto shrine in which Tokugawa Ieyasu is enshrined with the name Tōshō Daigongen (東照大権現). This list may never be complete given the widespread veneration of Tōshō Daigongen. * Dewa Sanzan Tōshō-gū 出羽三山神社 * Hamamatsu Tōshō-gū 浜松東照宮 * Hanazono Shrine 花園神社 * Hida Tōshō-gū 飛騨東照宮 * Hirosaki Tōshō-gū 弘前東照宮 * Hiroshima Tōshō-gū 広島東照宮 * Hiyoshi Tōshō-gū 日吉東照宮 * Hokkaidō Tōshō-gū 北海道東照宮 * Hōraisan Tōshō-gū 鳳来山東照宮 Iga Tōshō-gū伊賀東照宮 * Kishū Tōshō-gū (also Wakayama Tōshō-gū) * Kunōzan Tōshō-gū 久能山東照宮 * Matsudaira Tōshō-gū 松平東照宮 * Matsue Jinja 松江神社 * Mito Tōshō-gū 水戸東照宮 * Maebashi Tōshō-gū 前橋東照宮 * Nagoya Tōshō-gū 名古屋東照宮 * Nikkō Tōshō-gū 日光東照宮 * Ōchidani Jinja 樗谿神社 * Oshi Tōshō-gū 忍東照宮 * Rei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōshō-gū
is any Shinto shrine in which Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616) is enshrined. Ieyasu was the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1868), which is the third and last of the shogunal governments in Japanese history. He was deified with the name , the "Great Gongen, Light of the East" (A ''Gongen'' is believed to be a buddha who has appeared on Earth in the form of a ''kami'' to save sentient beings), and this is what gives ''Tōshō-gū'' shrines their name. Tōshō-gū shrines are found throughout Japan. The most famous Tōshō-gū is located in Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture. It is one of Japan's most popular destinations for tourists and is part of ''Shrines and Temples of Nikkō'' UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ieyasu's son, the second shōgun Hidetada, ordered the construction of the Nikkō Tōshō-gū. Later, the third shōgun Iemitsu had the shrine greatly enlarged and lavishly decorated. Ueno Tōshō-gū at Ueno Park in Tokyo is also widely known. The Kunōzan Tōshō-gū is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ueno Tōshō-gū
is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. First established in 1627 by Tōdō Takatora and renovated in 1651 by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the shrine has remained mostly intact since that time, making it a great example of Shinto architecture in the Edo period. Several of those surviving structures have been designated Important Cultural Properties. ''Tōshō-gū'' shrines are characterized by enshrining Tokugawa Ieyasu with the name Tōshō Daigongen (東照大権現). ''Ueno Tōshō-gū'' also enshrines two other Tokugawa ''shōguns'', Tokugawa Yoshimune and Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Located inside of Ueno Park, ''Ueno Tōshō-gū'' has become a popular attraction. History Ueno Tōshō-gū is said to have been built in 1627, by Tōdō Takatora. It is known that in 1627 it was dedicated to the memory of Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542–1616), the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which effectively ruled Japan from the Battle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunōzan Tōshō-gū
The is a Shintō shrine in Suruga-ku in the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the original burial place of the first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and is thus the oldest of the Tōshō-gū shrines in the country. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 17, although its spring festival on February 17–18 is a larger event. History Mount Kunō (216 meters) is a steep peak on Suruga Bay, and the site of an ancient Buddhist temple called dating to at least the early Nara period. The temple prospered during the Kamakura period under the famous prelate Enni, who introduced the cultivation of green tea to the region. After the conquest of Suruga Province by the warlord Takeda Shingen, the temple was relocated to what is now Shimizu-ku, and the mountain top fortified into a mountain castle (. After the fall of the Takeda clan, Suruga Province came under the control of the Tokugawa clan. After Tokugawa Ieyasu retired to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikkō Tōshō-gū
is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Together with Futarasan Shrine and Rinnō-ji, it forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42 structures of the shrine included in the nomination. Five of them are designated as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties. History Tōshō-gū is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was initially built in 1617, during the Edo period, while Ieyasu's son Hidetada was ''shōgun''. It was enlarged during the time of the third shōgun, Iemitsu. Ieyasu is enshrined there, where his remains are also entombed. This shrine was built by Tokugawa retainer Tōdō Takatora. During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate carried out stately processions from Edo to the Nikkō Tōshō-gū along the Nikkō Kaidō. The shrine's annual spring and autumn festivals reenact these occasions, and are known as "processions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōraisan Tōshō-gū
is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the deified first Shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. History The Hōraisan Tōshō-gū was established by Shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu as a branch of the Nikkō Tōshō-gū within the holy mountain Buddhist temple of Hōrai-ji as part of his rebuilding of the temple in 1648. Abe Tadaaki, the ''daimyō'' of Oshi Domain and Ōta Sukemune, ''daimyō'' of Hamamatsu Domain were ordered to oversee the construction. The work was not completed until 1651, during the tenure of his successor, Shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna, who had assigned Honda Toshinaga, ''daimyō'' of Yokosuka Domain and Ogasawara Tadatomo of Yoshida Domain to the task. Various other ''daimyō'' were invited to contribute votive stone lanterns to the shrine, and the shogunate donated the sword used by Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara to the new shrine to give it additional prestige. The shrine was repai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow Oda subordinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The son of a minor daimyo, Ieyasu once lived as a hostage under daimyo Imagawa Yoshimoto on behalf of his father. He later succeeded as daimyo after his father's death, serving as a vassal and general of the Oda clan, and building up his strength under Oda Nobunaga. After Oda Nobunaga's death, Ieyasu was briefly a rival of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, before declaring his allegiance and fighting on his behalf. Under Toyotomi, Ieyasu was relocated to the Kanto plains in eastern Japan, away from the Toyotomi power base in Osaka. He built his castle in the fishing village of Edo (now Tokyo). He became the most powerful daimyo and the most senior officer under the Toyotomi regime. Ieyasu preserved his strength i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiba Tōshō-gū
is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in the Minato ward of Tokyo, Japan. Like every other ''Tōshō-gū'' shrine, it is characterized by enshrining the first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu with the name Tōshō Daigongen (東照大権現). The seated wooden statue of Tokugawa enshrined there has been designated an Important Cultural Property by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Located inside Shiba Park, just beside the Buddhist temple Zōjō-ji, an important Jōdo-shū temple and popular attraction, and close to Tokyo Tower, Shiba Tōshō-gū can be included in the same visiting course. Shiba Tōshō-gū is notable for its giant ginkgo tree, one of the biggest in Tokyo, with a height of and a trunk circumference of . It is believed that Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa ''shōgun'', planted the tree himself, when the Tōshō-gū shrine was rebuilt in 1641. Although slightly damaged on the branches and the tip of the trunk, it was designated Natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrines And Temples Of Nikkō
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Shrines and Temples of Nikkō encompasses 103 buildings or structures and the natural setting around them. It is located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The buildings belong to two Shinto shrines (Futarasan Shrine and Tōshō-gū) and one Buddhist temple (Rinnō-ji). Nine of the structures are designated National Treasures of Japan while the remaining 94 are '' Important Cultural Properties''. UNESCO listed the site as World Heritage in 1999. Nominated properties Futarasan Shrine 23 structures of the Futarasan Shrine are included in the nomination. All are registered ''Important Cultural Properties''. They are: Tōshō-gū 東照宮 42 buildings of the Tōshō-gū shrine are included in the nomination. Eight structures are registered National Treasures of Japan and 34 are ''Important Cultural Properties''. Rinnō-ji 38 buildings of Rinnō-ji temple are included in the nomination. One structure, comprising the Honden, Ainoma and Haiden of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoya Tōshō-gū
is a Shinto shrine located in central Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. History Tōshō-gū is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was built in 1619 (Genna 5) on the orders of Lord Tokugawa Yoshinao of Owari, two years after the construction of Nikkō Tōshō-gū. It was located outside Nagoya Castle in the Sannomaru enceinte, next to the ''Tennosha'' (today's Nagoya Shrine). The Nagoya Tōshō-gū Festival was the biggest festival in Nagoya before the Second World War. The shrine was moved from the Sannomaru enceinte of Nagoya Castle to its present location in the late 19th century. The original main hall burned during the air raids of the Pacific War. The present main hall was a mausoleum for Lord Yoshinao's consort Haruhime (春姫), which used to be located at Kenchū-ji Kenchū-ji (建中寺) is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tsutsui, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, central Japan. Starting in the Edo period, the mausoleums of the lords of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Testament Of Ieyasu
, also known as Ieyasu precepts or Legacy of Ieyasu,Chamberlain, Basil Hall and W. B. Mason. (1901)A Handbook for Travellers in Japan, p. 74 was a formal statement made by Tokugawa Ieyasu. History Ieyasu was the head of the Tokugawa shogunate. His words were spoken and written down at the time of his abdication as ''shōgun''. Witnesses included Honda Masazumi (1565–1637) and two Buddhist priests. The original historical document is in the archives of the Tōshō-gū shrine at Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,943,886 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,408 km2 (2,474 sq mi). Tochigi Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the .... This political statement provided guidance to his successors. The "Testament of Ieyasu" is different from the "100 Articles" or "Legacy of Ieyasu", a much longer document discussing the practicalities of shogunate rule, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tochigi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,943,886 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,408 Square kilometre, km2 (2,474 Square mile, sq mi). Tochigi Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the west, Saitama Prefecture to the south, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the southeast. Utsunomiya is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture, with other major cities including Oyama, Tochigi, Oyama, Tochigi, Tochigi, Tochigi, and Ashikaga, Tochigi, Ashikaga. Tochigi Prefecture is one of only eight landlocked prefectures and its mountainous northern region is a popular tourist region in Japan. The Nasu District, Tochigi, Nasu area is known for its onsens, local sake, and Skiing, ski resorts, the villa of the Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Family, and the station of the Shinkansen railway line. The city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō, with its ancient Shinto s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
