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Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle (Tsuruga castle)

Posted on 2022年8月6日2025年1月30日 by athellomeno

Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle (Tsuruga castle)

Overview: Aizu Wakamatsu Castle is located in the center of the Aizu basin, one of the most important palces in north east Japan, at crossroads to Kōriyama to the north and Yonezawa to the east and Murakami on the Sea of Japan coast. The original tenshu, main tower, under the Gamō clan was a massive seven-story structure with black walls and gold roof tiles, similar to Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Osaka Castle. The tenshu rebuilt by the by Katō clan was smaller and was painted white. At the end of Edo era, the last fudal lord, Matsudaira Katamori was one of the Shōgunate’s most loyalist supporter of the Toklugawa shogunate, become one of the leaders in the pro-Tokugawa alliance against the new Meiji government. After long battle to the new gorvernment, the Boshin War, the Castle was besieged in October 1868. The surviving castle buildings were demolished by the new government in 1874. One building survived the destruction by being relocated to a Buddhist temple, Amida-ji, five-kilometers from the castle.

Name: Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle (Tsuruga castle)

Place: 1-1.Oitemachi, Aizuwakamatsu

Admission JPY 410

Built: 1384 by Ashina Naomori ( called as Kurokawa Castle)

Owner : Ashina Naomori and Ashina clan, Date Masamune, Gamō Ujisato (general of Toyotomi Hideyoshi), Uesugi Kagekatsu, Katō Yoshiaki, Hoshina Masayuki and his successors Matsudaira clan

Official website: https://www.tsurugajo.com/tsurugajo/ (Japanese only) https://www.tsurugajo.com/e/turugajo.html

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizuwakamatsu_Castle

Osaka castle

Posted on 2022年8月4日2025年1月30日 by athellomeno

Osaka castle

Overview: This castle is one of Japan’s most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi on the place of Osaka Honganji Temple (Ishiyama Honganji Temple) after the fought against Nobunaga Oda, Toyotomi’s formwer master. After fell during the Siege of Osaka, it was rebuilt by the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Name: Osaka castle

Place: 1-1 Osakajo, Chuo Ward, Osaka

Admission JPY 600

Built: 1583

Built by: Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Official website: https://www.osakacastle.net/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Castle

Sumiyoshi taisya

Posted on 2022年8月4日2025年1月30日 by athellomeno

Sumiyoshi-taisha

Overview: The shrine was established in 211 by empress-regent Jingū, who dedicated the shrine to three gods of the sea, Sokotsutsuno-o no Mikoto, Nakatsutsuno-o no Mikoto, and Uwatsutsuno-o no Mikoto, who are collectively called the Sumiyoshi Sanjin. According to another theory, they also may represent the three bright stars of Orion’s belt, which were used by navigators. After empress-regent Jingū passed away, she was enshrined as the deity Okinagatarashihime no Mikoto. The shrine was built on the shores of Osaka Bay, but natural silt buildup and land reclamation slowly pushed the shoreline westward. The honden, main buildings, are built in the Sumiyoshi-zukuri style and has been designated a national treasure on the grounds that it is the oldest example of shinto architecture.

住吉大社

Name: Sumiyoshi-taisha
Place: 2-9-89, Sumiyoshi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka,

Founder: Tamomi no Sukune

Foundation: 211
Enshrined: Sokotsutsu no Onomikoto, Nakatsutsu no Onomikoto, Uwatsutsu no Onomikoto, Okinagatarashi-hime no Mikoto (Empress Jingū)
Festival: Otaue Shinji (Sacred Rice Planting) 14 June, Summer festival 30 July-1 August

Official website: https://www.sumiyoshitaisha.net/en/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumiyoshi-taisha

Daikakuji

Posted on 2022年8月3日2025年1月30日 by athellomeno

Daikakuji

Overview: The site was originally a residence of Emperor Saga (785–842 CE) and then the palace later became his seat of retirement, known as Saga Rikyu imperial villa. After the death of Emperor Saga, his daughter Princess Masako turned the complex into a temple and gave it the name Daikaku-ji. The artificial lake of the temple, Ōsawa Pond, is one of the oldest Japanese garden ponds to survive from the Heian period.

Name: Daikaku-ji
Place: 4 Sagaosawacho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto
Admission JPY 500
Foundation: 814
School: Shingon
Principal Image: Five Wisdom Kings
Founded by:Emperor Saga
Festival: Yoi-Kobo (Bon Fire) 20 August, Moon-viewing party (Harvest moon) Mid-September
Flowers: Cherry (sorrouding Osawa pond)

Official website:https://www.daikakuji.or.jp/english/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikaku-ji

Ninna-ji

Posted on 2022年8月3日2025年1月30日 by athellomeno

Ninna-ji

Overview: Emperor Uda established this temple in 888, and after retiring from his throne, Emperor Uda, became the first Monzeki, or aristocratic priest, of Ninna-ji. From then on until the end of the Edo period, the temple saw a succession of head priests of imperial lineage. The temple is famous for unique cherry variety, Omuro Sakura which are one of the latest blooming cherries in the whole of Kyoto. Thanks to its short trunk, we can enjoy blossom at eye-level.It is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Name: Ninna-ji
Place:33 Ōuchi Omuro, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto
Admission JPY 800
Foundation: 888
School: Shingon
Principal Image: Amida Nyorai (Amitābha)
Founded by: Emperor Uda
Festival: Flower festival (mid March -beginning May)
Flowers: Cherry, Azarea

Official website: https://ninnaji.jp/en/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninna-ji

Shitennoji temple

Posted on 2022年8月3日2025年1月30日 by athellomeno

Shitennoji temple

Overview: The temple is regarded as one of the first Buddhist and oldest officially-administered temple in Japan, although the temple complex and buildings have been rebuilt over the centuries. Shitenno means “Four Heavenly Kings” who live and guard Cardinal Directions north, south east and west. Prince Shōtoku was known for his profound Buddhist faith when Buddhism was not widespread during the 6th century. In order to popularize Buddhism, Prince Shōtoku lead a massive national project to promote Buddhism and also known as founder of Horyuji temple, the oldest wooden building, in Nara.

Name: Shitenno-ji
Place: 1-1-18 Shitennō-ji, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
Admission JPY 500
Foundation: 593
School: Wa-shū
Principal Image: Kannon (Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva)
Founded by: Prince Shōtoku
Festival: Doyadoya Festival 14 January

Official website: https://www.shitennoji.or.jp/ (Japanese only)

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shitenn%C5%8D-ji

Kiyomizu temple

Posted on 2022年8月3日2025年1月30日 by athellomeno

Kiyomizu temple

Overview: The main hall, which together with the wooden stage 13 meters above the hillside below, was built without the use of nails. Temple’s name from the Otowa waterfall, which runs off the nearby Mt. Otowa at the base of main hall. Kiyomizu means clear water, or pure water.This temple was registered on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.

Name: Kiyomizu-dera
Place: 1 Chome-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
Admission JPY 400
Foundation: 778
School: Kita-Hossō
Principal Image: Kannnon Bodhisattva
Founded by: Sakanoue no Tamuramaro
Festival: Seiryu-e Dragon Festival, 14-15 March, 3 April, 14-15 September

Official website: https://www.kiyomizudera.or.jp/en/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyomizu-dera

Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)

Posted on 2022年8月3日2025年1月30日 by athellomeno

Kinkakuji

Overview: Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu purchased a villa from an aristocrat and transformed into a complex centered the Golden Pavilion, three storied pagoda, shariden, with the first floor reminiscent of the residential style imperial aristocracy of the 11th century, the second floor, built in the style of warrior aristocrats and the third floor is built in traditional Chinese zen style typology. After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu’s passed away, the villa was converted into a Zen temple by his son, according to his wishes. The present pavilion was rebuilt 1955 after burned down by a 22-year-old novice monk in 1950, although the original building was maintained by that time. The temple was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.

Name: Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) (officially named Rokuon-ji)
Place: 1 Kinkakuji-chō, Kita-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture
Admission JPY 400
Foundation: 1397
School: Rinzai sect, Shōkoku-ji school
Principal Image: Kannon Bosatsu (Avalokiteśvara)
Founded by: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

Official website: https://www.shokoku-ji.jp/en/kinkakuji/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkaku-ji

Odawara Castle

Posted on 2022年3月21日2025年1月30日 by athellomeno

Odawara Castle

After the Uesugi Zenshū Revolt of 1416, Odawara came under the control of the Omori clan of Suruga. They were in turn defeated by Ise Moritoki of Izu, founder of the Odawara Hōjō clan in 1495. Five generations of the Odawara Hōjō clan improved and expanded on the fortifications of Odawara Castle as the center of their domains, which encompassed most of the Kantō region.
After the Battle of Odawara in 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi forced the surrender of the Odawara Hōjō, he awarded the holdings of the Odawara Hōjō to his leading general Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Under the control of the Tokugawa Shogunate, during the Edo period, several daimyo, including the Tenryo,directly controlled by the Tokugawa family, and Inaba, and Okubo clans, who were feudalized as lords.
Odawara Castle had very strong defenses, as it was situated on a hill, surrounded by moats with water on the low side, and dry ditches on the hill side, with banks, walls and cliffs located all around the castle.

小田原城

Name: Odawara Castle

Place: Jonai, Odawara, Kanagawa, Odawara Castle Park

Admission JPY 510

Built: 1447, rebuilt 1633, 1706

Owner : Omori clan, Odawara Hōjō clan, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Inaba clan, Okubo clan

Overview:

Link: Odawara city: https://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/kanko/language/english/castle.html

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odawara_Castle

Nijo-jo Castle

Posted on 2022年3月20日2025年1月30日 by athellomeno

Nijo-jo Castle

Celebration ceremony of the inauguration of the shogun for Ieyasu was operated in 1603.
Declaration of returning the authority to the Imperial Court by 15th Shogun Yoshinobu, was issued In 1867.
Ninomaru Palace consists of five connected separate buildings. One of the most striking features of the buildings are the “nightingale floors” in the corridors that make a chirping sound when walked upon.
The Ninomaru garden was designed by the landscape architect and tea master Kobori Enshū.

Name: Nijo-jo Castle

Place: 541 Nijojocho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto,

Admission JPY 800

Built: 1601: Building was started by Ieyasu, the founder of the TOKUGAWA shogunate, as a residence in Kyoto in 1601, completed during the reign of 3rd Shogun Iemitsu in 1626.

Owner : TOKUGAWA Ieyasu and TOKUGAWA shoguns

Overview:

Link: https://nijo-jocastle.city.kyoto.lg.jp/service/?lang=en

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nij%C5%8D_Castle