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Name: Red Daimyo
Type: Rumble
Driver: Jon Button
Special Abilities: Tank Mode, Acceleration
Description: Mech is equipped with unusual wheelbase is the same as Magnus, which is not surprising, because they are from the same series and are controlled by the brothers. Daimyo is unlike Magnus in speed due to the larger number of accelerators and increased power.
Build notes: The creating this model has become a surprise for me, as I originally wanted to make a futuristic tank, but looked at it and realized that it was an ideal base for another rider.
Mitsuhide was an actual historical character and well known for his betrayal of the powerful war lord Oda Nobunaga in 1579. Nobunaga was a wily and successful daimyo who promoted Mitsuhide who later turned on his master and forced him to commit suicide. As a result he became shogun for just thirteen days until Nobunaga’s death was avenged at the battle of Yamazaki.
Armor in the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection of Japanese Samurai Armor photographed at the Portland Art Museum.
Ritsurin Koen (garden) is one of the most beautiful in the country. It was built around 1650 for the daimyo walking.
Omaezaki, Japan
Kakegawa Castle (掛川城, Kakegawa-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle. It was the seat of various fudai daimyō clans who ruled over Kakegawa Domain, Tōtōmi Province, in what is now central Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Kakegawa Castle is located at a small hill in the center of Kakegawa, which had been an important post station on the Tōkaidō highway connecting Kyoto with eastern Japan since the Heian period. Because of its geographical location, Kakegawa was strategic point in controlling the eastern half of Tōtōmi province.
The first Kakegawa Castle was built by Asahina Yasuhiro in the Bunmei era (1469–1487), a retainer of the warlord Imagawa Yoshitada to consolidate his holdings over Tōtōmi Province.
The castle remained in the hands of the succeeding generations of the Asahina clan. After the defeat of the Imagawa clan at the Battle of Okehazama, the former Imagawa territories were divided between Takeda Shingen of Kai and Tokugawa Ieyasu of Mikawa.
Kakegawa Castle was surrendered to Tokugawa forces in 1568 by Asahina Yasutomo after a five month siege.
The surrounding area remained a territory contested between the Tokugawa and Takeda for many years; however, Kakegawa Castle remained in Tokugawa hands until the fall of the Takeda clan.
After the Battle of Odawara in 1590 and the rise to power of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu was forced to trade his domains in the Tōkai region for the Kantō region instead. Kakegawa was relinquished to Toyotomi retainer Yamauchi Kazutoyo as the center of a new 51,000 koku (later 59,000 koku) domain.
Yamauchi Kazutoyo completely rebuilt the castle per the latest contemporary designs, and the current layout and much of the stone walls and moats date from his period.
After the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Tokugawa recovered their lost territories, and reassigned Tōtōmi to various fudai daimyō.
The Yamauchi clan was reassigned to Kōchi in Shikoku, and Kakegawa was assigned initially to Hisamatsu Sadakatsu.
Over the years, numerous daimyō clans ruled Kakegawa Domain, ending with seven generations of the Ōta clan.
The keep built by the Yamauchi was destroyed in an earthquake in 1604, and reconstructed in 1621.
The castle was kept in repair through the Bakumatsu period, however it suffered from extensive damage in 1854, due to the Ansei Tōkai earthquake. Many structures were rebuilt by 1861, and were in use after the Meiji Restoration as local government offices; however, the keep was not rebuilt after the earthquake.
Kakegawa Castle remained in ruins through the Shōwa period, with the exception of the Ni-no-Maru Goten (二の丸御殿) (daimyō's mansion), built by Ōta Sukekatsu after the earthquake, and registered with the government in 1980 as an Important Cultural Property.
Other surviving portions of the castle included a portion of the moats and stone walls, and the drum house.
A gate from the main bailey of the castle built in 1659 was given to the Buddhist temple of Yusan-ji in Fukuroi, where it now serves as the main gate of that temple. It is also a National ICP.
In April 1994, sections of the innermost bailey (honmaru), including some walls, a yagura, and the keep (tenshukaku), were reconstructed using the original methods.
The tenshukaku's reconstruction was done based on a few diagrams of the original tenshukaku that survived, and marked the first time in post-war Japan that a tenshukaku had been reconstructed in wood using the original construction methods.
The cost of 1 billion yen for the reconstruction was raised largely through public donation. In 2006, the site of Kakegawa Castle was listed as No. 42 of the 100 Fine Castles of Japan by the Japan Castle Foundation, primarily due to its historical significance.
The garden of the New Otani Hotel in Tokyo stands on the property that was once the primary yashiki (estate) of the great Sengoku period feudal lord, Katō Kiyomasa (1562-1611). Kiyomasa was a trusted retainer and general of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the warlord who unified Japan in the wake of Oda Nobunaga’s assassination in 1582. Kiyomasa rose to fame during the battle of Shizugatake and soon found himself at the vanguard of many of Hideyoshi’s campaigns, including the invasion of Korea in 1592, in which Kiyomasa’s reputation as a master tactician, fierce fighter, castle builder and as a cruel man grew. To this day, the mere mention of Kiyomasa’s name in Korea is sure to bring a frown. Although loyal to the Toyotomi, if there was one thing that Kiyomasa hated more than Christianity and poor martial spirit among the samurai, it was Ishida Mitsunari, leader of the Western coalition of daimyo that opposed the rise of Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was this hatred of Mitsunari that drove Kiyomasa into the Tokugawa camp where he played a pivotal role in the Kyushu theatre of the Sekigahara campaign in 1600. As a result of his service, Kiyomasa was rewarded by becoming one of the elite daimyo who were allowed to build his Edo estate near the shogun’s castle in the upscale area that became known as Kioi-cho, named after the elite Kii Tokugawa, Owari Tokugawa and Ii daimyo families that kept their residences in this area.
As Kiyomasa was loyal to the house of Toyotomi and as a final showdown between the Tokugawa and Toyotomi grew, the Tokugawa began to have their doubts about where Kiyomasa’s ultimate loyalty rested. Fearful of having to face this fierce and influential warlord on the opposing side of the battlefield when the fighting would inevitably erupt in 1615, it has been suggested that the Tokugawa had him poisoned. Shortly after the fall of the Toyotomi, Kiyomasa’s son was accused of disloyalty (most likely a trumped up charge) and the family’s fief in Kumamoto, Kyushu was seized by the shogunate and the clan was abolished. Soon after this, the grounds of the Katō estate in Tokyo were given to the Ii family.
When the New Otani Hotel was constructed, it was decided to keep the traditional Japanese garden intact. Today the garden covers more than 10 acres and has over 800 trees, 10,000 flowering plants, ponds, a waterfall, and 42 stone lanterns, many of which date back from the Edo (1603-1868) and the Kamakura (1192-1333) periods.
It was a small measure of peace. Snow. Cold air. Aged wood. Silence and isolation.
When I first came across the photo of this pagoda, it gave me an eerie feeling. Soon I was curious and bent on seeing it during the winter.
Perhaps it was because of the unique sight. Other pagodas stand tall in their own right, but this one was concealed in a forest of cryptomeria ("sugi" or Japanese cedar) trees over 1000 years old.
This is the five-storied Hagurosan Gojuuto (羽黒山五重塔), the oldest in northeast Japan and a designated national treasure. It sits on along the path leading to the summit of Haguro mountain where Dewa Shrine (出羽神社) is situated.
The tower is 29 meters tall. Other pagodas - older and younger - tend to be more decorated. The Hagurosan pagoda had a rather 'minimalist' design. No fancy colors or patterns.
The worship grounds have roots dating back to 930, during the Heian Period (平安時代), while the pagoda is believed to have been reconstructed in 1369. Records indicate repairs in 1608, during the reign of Mogami Yoshiaki (最上義光), the ruling daimyo in the region.
Well.. it was well worth the time and drive. Boosted my experience with driving in the snow and gave me a new place to visit when in search of serenity. I leave you with a snapshot of the pagoda on Christmas Day 2014.
Dewa Sanzan (出羽三山)
Maedate (ornement central, 前立) d'un kabuto (casque japonais, 兜冑).
Expo Daimyo - Seigneurs de la Guerre au Japon, musée Guimet (MNAAG), Paris, Ile-de-France.
Casque 24 lamelles de type o-boshi.
19eme sicèle.
Doré à la feuille.
Province de Hitachi, Japon, 常陸国.
This is the main building at Tosho-gu shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan for more than 250 years from 1603.
The Konjiki-den (Golden Hall) is in the ornate Momoyama style. Inside is the Honden where the spirit of Ieyasu is enshrined. The ebony steps leading up to the altar is the one element that is not gilded.
The pathway to the shrine is marked by 48 bronze lanterns and 200 stone lanterns, gifts from the daimyo around the country at the time.
Looking up at the gate of Rokusho Shrine, Ieyasu’s family shrine where only a few were allowed to enter in pre-modern times.
This was a very special place back in the day. This was the family shrine of the Matsudaira family when Ieyasu was born, and because of that it was considered sacred and was protected and funded by the Tokugawa bakufu during the Edo Era. Only the most powerful daimyo (regional lords) were allowed to climb those steps and enter the main shrine.
This Photo Taken By HONGMEI.This Camera Is Chainese Spring Camera.This Camera Have Not Range finder & Exposure meter.
It's Very Primitive Camera.
But Very Nice Camera.
There was a big, dead palm tree that fell over and is just laying in the middle of a path.
Kensō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Sōtō Sect which was established in the hilly Azabu District in the suburbs of Edo in honor of Nabeshima Tadatsugu, son of Nabeshima Katsushige, after his death from smallpox in 1635. Katsushige was the first lord of Saga Domain in Hizen Province (modern day Kyūshū) and was a loyal general to the shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu. His son built the temple to serve as the Nabeshima bodaiji, or funerary temple. There is a large graveyard located behind Kensō-ji were the daimyō and direct relatives of the Nabeshima clan are interred. When Katsushige died in 1657, 7 of his most loyal retainers committed suicide in an act called 殉死 (junshi) in order to follow their master in death. Behind Katsushige's large grave, there are 7 stone monuments "attending" him in Buddhism's endless cycle of death and rebirth.
One day we rode public transit (bus #8)to Sankeien Garden.
From the garden website:
Sankeien (三溪園) is a spacious Japanese style garden in southern Yokohama which exhibits a number of historic buildings from across Japan.
There is a pond, small rivers, flowers and wonderful scrolling trails that make you think you are in Kyoto rather than Yokohama.
The garden was built by Hara Sankei and opened to the public in 1904. Among the historic buildings exhibited in the park are an elegant daimyo (feudal lord) residence, several tea houses and the main hall and three storied pagoda of Kyoto's old Tomyoji Temple.
Hiroshima Castle.
It was the home of the daimyō (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima han (fief). The castle was constructed in the 1590s, but was destroyed by the atomic bombing on 6 August 1945 but rebuilt in 1958.
Expo Daymio - Seigneurs de la Guerre au Japon.
Musée Guimet (MNAAG), Paris (75).
Armure de Matsudaira Tadakatsu 松平忠雄, daimyo du domaine de Shimabara (島原市, Shimabara-shi), province de Hizen (肥前国, Hizen no kuni), Japon.
Protecteur du bas du visage et du cou (gorgerin) : yodare-kake (襟廻).
Matériaux utilisés : fer, cuir, laque, soie.
Although theories vary as to the exact date the first castle was built in Shiroishi, historical documents indicate that Shiroishi Castle was occupied by Lord Kageyu Hyoe Kageyori Yashiro from 1586 to 1591. In 1602, the castle was handed to Lord Kojuro Kagetsuna Katakura by Masamune Date- one of leading daimyo (feudal rulers) in the Tohoku (Northern Japan) region of Japan. For ten generations and over 260 years, the Katakura family resided in Shiroishi castle until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
Paris , musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet
Arima Noriyori Daimyo d'Obama
Vers 1770
Obama province de Wakasa , Japon
Armure dont les montures sont en cuivre argenté, comporte un casque à 62 lamelles de la fin du 16e siècle attribuable à l'école Soshu Myochin , et un masque de l'école Myochin présentant une expression féroce (style Ressei)
Monday (or was it Tuesday?) went down to Daimyo again with my sidekick, Firkász. He pointed out Sachi san to me as a possible candidate and I went up to ask for a picture not really far away from my favourite corner. Sachi san is a native of Fukuoka who loves to bake bread at home and from there it was easy to find out that she'd like to be Dokin chan from the anime Anpanman. She felt a bit strange about the interview, but that's just normal...
お名前：さちさん
年齢：30
出身：福岡
最近のハマっている事：ホームベーカリでのパン作り
成りたいキャラクター：アンパンマンのドキンちゃん
取材について思ったこと：不思議
Armure aux armoiries de Nabeshima Yoshishige (1707 - 1730), domaine de Saga (la province de Hizen sur Kyūshū), Japon.
Epoque Edo.
Expo Daymio - Seigneurs de la Guerre au Japon.
Musée Guimet (MNAAG), Paris (75).
Matériaux utilisés : fer, fer repoussé, laque, bois, soie, cuivre doré.
Protecteur du bas du visage et du cou : yodare-kake (襟廻).
Le château de Hiroshima (広島城, Hiroshima-jō) parfois appelé château de la Carpe (鯉城, Ri-jō) est un château japonais à Hiroshima au Japon. C'était le siège du daimyō (chef féodal) du fief Han de Hiroshima. Construit originellement en 1590, le château fut entièrement détruit par la bombe atomique de 1945. Il fut reconstruit en 1958 et sert de musée de l'histoire de Hiroshima avant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale.
Terumoto Mori, l'un des cinq régents du conseil de Toyotomi Hideyoshi, construit le château 1589 sur le delta de la rivière Ōta-gawa. La ville de Hiroshima n'existait alors pas encore. Cette région s'appelait Gokamura, qui signifiait « cinq villages ». À partir de 1591, Mori gouverne neuf provinces depuis ce château. Ces provinces correspondent actuellement à peu près aux préfectures de Shimane, Yamaguchi, Tottori, Okayama et Hiroshima.
Après la restauration Meiji, le château fut utilisé militairement et le quartier général de l'armée impérial s'y installa durant la guerre sino-japonaise de 1894 à 1895. Les fondations de bâtiments annexes au quartier général restent visibles à quelques centaines de pas de la tour principale.
Le château fut détruit par la bombe atomique le 6 août 1945. La tour actuelle, reconstruite en grande partie en béton, fut terminée en 1958.
Petit dragon de la fontaine d'ablutions
Omizu-ya est le nom de la fontaine d'ablutions du temple Taiyuin à Nikko
Cet édifice, situé derrière la porte des gardiens, a été donné par un Daimyo de Kyushu. Le plafond intérieur est décoré d'un dragon. Les visiteurs peuvent se purifier dès leur entrée dans le temple, en se rinçant les mains et la bouche
Le Taiyuin est un temple bouddhique, intégrant des éléments shintoïstes, construit à flanc de montagne à Nikko pour servir de mausolée au shogun Iemitsu Tokugawa, petit-fils du premier shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa et 3ème shogun de la période d'Edo.
Le temple est situé à proximité du Toshogu, le mausolée de Ieyasu Tokugawa, et a été réalisé par les mêmes architectes et artistes comme le célèbre sculpteur Hidari Jingôro. La couleur du temple est le rouge vermillon.
rinnoji.or.jp/keidai/taiyuin/oku.html
Le temple Taiyuin à Nikko dans les guides du Japon.
www.vivrelejapon.com/ville-nikko/taiyuin-temple-nikko
Paris , musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet
17e siecle Japon
armoiries de la famille Kato
Minakuchi , province d'Omi
armure du seigneur Kato Sado No Kami Akihide 加藤明英(1652 / 1712)
nommé en 1690 à un très haut poste gouvernemental
armure en fer , laque soie , Shakudo (alliage de cuive et d'or)
chaque manche est équipée de plaques de protection constituant une boîte avec un couvercle formant un écritoire
le casque à 120 lamelles est signé Néo Masanobu , armurier originaire de la vallée de Néo (province de Mino)
il est devenu célèbre grâce à la qualité de ses casques à 120 lamelles et à la technique qu'il a mise au point pour les réaliser
Hiroshima Castle, sometimes called Carp Castle, was a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the home of the daimyō of the Hiroshima han. The castle was constructed in the 1590s, but was destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6 1945.
The Shinkyūsha (神厩舎), or Sacred Stable, the only unlacquered structure at Tōshō-gū, houses a carved white horse and today, for several hours a day, a horse gifted by the New Zealand government.
The stable's crossbars is adorned with an eight-panel series of allegorical reliefs carved by Hidari Jingoro, using the monkey to depict man's life cycle. It was custom to keep a monkey in the stable until the Muromachi period, as were long believed to be guardians of horses.
Most iconic is the second panel, with the carving of sanbiki no saru (三匹の猿), literally Three Wise Monkeys, who together embody the proverbial principal to "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." The three monkeys demonstrating the three principles of Tendai Buddhism are Mizaru, covering his eyes, who sees no evil; Kikazaru, covering his ears, who hears no evil; and Iwazaru, covering his mouth, who speaks no evil.
Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮) is a lavishly decorated shrine complex consisting of more than a dozen Shinto and Buddhist buildings set in a beautiful forest. It was initially built during the Edo period in 1617 by Tokugawa Hidetada (徳川 秀忠), the second shogun, as a simple mausoleum for his father, Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川 家康) (1543-1615), the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Ieyasu was buried on Mount Kunozan on his death in 1616, but according to his testament, his remains were to be moved to their last resting place at Nikko. It was enlarged during the first half of the 187th century by Ieyasu’s grandson, Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川 家光), the third shogun. Some 15,000 craftsmen were employed on the construction of the Toshogu Shrine, most of them coming from Kyoto and Nara, where there was a great flowering of architecture at that period. The result was a complex of buildings with an over-lavish profusion of decoration, incorporating all the sumptuousness of the preceding Momoyama period.
Today the shrine is dedicated to the spirits of of Ieyasu and two other of Japan's most influential historical personalities—Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣 秀吉) (1536-1598), a daimyo (territorial lord) in the Sengoku period who unified political factions of Japan; and Minamoto no Yorimoto (源 頼朝) (1147-1199), the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate, ruling from 1192 until 1199.
Together with Rinnō-ji and Futarasan Shrine, Tōshō-gū forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This is one of the most exiting places I’ve stumbled across in a while.
The area called 新橋 Shinbashi today refers to the area around present day 新橋駅 Shinbashi Station. In the Edo Period, this area was referred to as 烏森 Karasumori, literally “Crow Forest.” The name change to Shinbashi, literally “New Bridge,” was the result of the re-location of the services of the former 新橋停車場 Shinbashi Depot (originally located in present day Shiodome) to the current site in 1909. The new station took the name 烏森駅 Karasumori Station in 1909. In 1914, the old depot was shut down and Karasumori Station was renamed Shinbashi Station. However, one of the main exits is still called Karasumori.
But where did this name, Crow Forest, come from? There’s a lot of legend behind this, but in 935, a high ranking Kantō samurai of imperial descent named 平将門Taira no Masakado began agitating against the court nobility in Kyōto. His actions culminated in all out rebellion in 939 and he was eventually killed in battle in 940. His most famous legend is that his head was brought to Kyōto to be displayed along with a list of his treasonous crimes. But being a Kantō warrior, his head become enraged and flew back to Kantō and (according to the most popular story) still rests in the haunted 首塚 head mound in 大手町 Ōtemachi, literally the front door of 江戸城 Edo Castle. (Many say his spirit still haunts the area to this day.)
Anyhoo, the forces that put down Masakado’s rebellion were led by平貞盛 Taira no Sadamori and 藤原秀郷 Fujiwara no Hidesato. Legend says that before the final attack against Masakado, Hidesato prayed for victory at an unnamed 稲荷神社 Inari shrine (tutelary kami of provincial governors and eventually of 大名 daimyo, feudal lords) in 武蔵国 Musashi Province. Inari is usually depicted as a fox.
After praying for victory, a white fox came to Hidesato’s camp and gave him some magical arrows with white feathers – as foxes are known to do from time to time. Hidesato took the magical arrows and reigned hell down upon the Masakado’s rebel forces – as people with magic arrows are known to do from time to time. In the end, he routed the rebels, took Masakado’s head, and sent it to Kyōto for the imperial court to see as evidence of his victory.
Wanting to pay homage to the white fox, clearly an incarnation of an Inari kami, he set out to establish a shrine but he wasn’t sure what place would please Inari. One night, while he slept, the white fox came to him in a dream and explained the place where many birds gather is always sacred (this may be a folk tale referencing Shintō terminology, as every shrine is marked by a gate called a 鳥居 torii “birds are here”). The shrine was called 烏森稲荷神社 Karasumori Inari Shrine.
There is actually some confusion as to where the shrine Hidesato established was, but the shrine in Shinbashi contends that the original location was in 桜田村 Sakurada Village near where the infamous 桜田門 Sakuradamon gate is has been located since the Edo Period. According to that theory, at some point, most likely when castle building efforts really got going, the shrine was relocated to the present day location. Some say that the shrine has always been at its present location and that Sakurada Village comprised a much bigger area in the pre-Tokugawa years. I believe there may be a little truth in both stories.
Japanese religion has always been syncretic (blended) and a shrine with close ties to a victorious samurai would have inevitably taken a Buddhist stance during the Edo Period when Buddhism was seen – particularly in Eastern Japan – as being more “samurai” and less “imperial court.” In the Edo Period, the shrine buildings took on a typical 権現造り Gongen-zukuri style typical of syncretic Shintō-Buddhism of the day. However, in 1873, in one of its first moves to establish State Shintō, the Meiji Government concocted the 神仏分離 Separation of Shintō & Buddhism Edict. By this law, syncretic religious institutions were required by law to pick a side – you’re either Buddhist or you’re Shintō. No fence-sitting allowed, bitches.
I don’t know why. since 稲荷 Inari is a Shintō kami, but it’s at this time that the shrine changed its name from 烏森稲荷神社 Karasumi Inari Shrine to 烏森神社 Karasumi Shrine. When I visited, I didn’t see any imagery typical of an Inari shrine within the precinct. So it’s clearly not an Inari shrine anymore. That said, the shrine also doesn’t exhibit any traits of a Gongen-zukuri site (presumably, these didn’t survive the Great Kantō Earthquake or the Firebombing of WWII). The modern structure is concrete and uniquely illuminated. Most shrines are covered by trees and afforded some natural space, but this one is surrounded by office buildings and family-owned restaurants. The sacred space is marked by the shadows of high rise buildings, a rare wooden torii, and a maze of alleys that make the shrine an urban oasis, well off the beaten path and yet hiding in plain sight.
The shrine is not obvious. And even though it’s hidden in a maze of alleys, its precincts are still fairly large and apparently well-funded. They illuminate the area year round and supposedly have a special Christmas illumination (there’s some syncretism for ya!). They also have a somewhat famous 夏祭り Summer Festival. The side streets and alleys that surround the shrine are populated by traditional Shōwa Era restaurants that seat anywhere from 8-20 customers max. The prices seem to be reasonable and the owners have been passing the shop down through the family. It’s decidedly 下町 “low city” despite its 山手 “high city” history in the Edo Period. In short, this is Salaryman Central. The immediate area surrounding the shrine is frequented by locals and old people and foodies and is in direct contrast with the drinking and whoring that typifies the main thoroughfares in Shinbashi.
This shrine and this area are highly recommended.
Paris , musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet
Armure aux armoiries de la famille Hachisuka
Casque 16e siècle
Armure 17e siècle
Fer,laque,bois,cuir,soie
Porté par Hachisuka Munekazu 1709-1737 , 6e daimyo de Tokushima
Sur le casque Shoki personnage légendaire écartant les esprits malfaisants
Paris , musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet
Armure aux armoiries de la famille Hachisuka
Casque 16e siècle
Armure 17e siècle
Fer,laque,bois,cuir,soie
Porté par Hachisuka Munekazu 1709-1737 , 6e daimyo de Tokushima
Sur le casque Shoki personnage légendaire écartant les esprits malfaisants
This is one of the most exiting places I’ve stumbled across in a while.
The area called 新橋 Shinbashi today refers to the area around present day 新橋駅 Shinbashi Station. In the Edo Period, this area was referred to as 烏森 Karasumori, literally “Crow Forest.” The name change to Shinbashi, literally “New Bridge,” was the result of the re-location of the services of the former 新橋停車場 Shinbashi Depot (originally located in present day Shiodome) to the current site in 1909. The new station took the name 烏森駅 Karasumori Station in 1909. In 1914, the old depot was shut down and Karasumori Station was renamed Shinbashi Station. However, one of the main exits is still called Karasumori.
But where did this name, Crow Forest, come from? There’s a lot of legend behind this, but in 935, a high ranking Kantō samurai of imperial descent named 平将門Taira no Masakado began agitating against the court nobility in Kyōto. His actions culminated in all out rebellion in 939 and he was eventually killed in battle in 940. His most famous legend is that his head was brought to Kyōto to be displayed along with a list of his treasonous crimes. But being a Kantō warrior, his head become enraged and flew back to Kantō and (according to the most popular story) still rests in the haunted 首塚 head mound in 大手町 Ōtemachi, literally the front door of 江戸城 Edo Castle. (Many say his spirit still haunts the area to this day.)
Anyhoo, the forces that put down Masakado’s rebellion were led by平貞盛 Taira no Sadamori and 藤原秀郷 Fujiwara no Hidesato. Legend says that before the final attack against Masakado, Hidesato prayed for victory at an unnamed 稲荷神社 Inari shrine (tutelary kami of provincial governors and eventually of 大名 daimyo, feudal lords) in 武蔵国 Musashi Province. Inari is usually depicted as a fox.
After praying for victory, a white fox came to Hidesato’s camp and gave him some magical arrows with white feathers – as foxes are known to do from time to time. Hidesato took the magical arrows and reigned hell down upon the Masakado’s rebel forces – as people with magic arrows are known to do from time to time. In the end, he routed the rebels, took Masakado’s head, and sent it to Kyōto for the imperial court to see as evidence of his victory.
Wanting to pay homage to the white fox, clearly an incarnation of an Inari kami, he set out to establish a shrine but he wasn’t sure what place would please Inari. One night, while he slept, the white fox came to him in a dream and explained the place where many birds gather is always sacred (this may be a folk tale referencing Shintō terminology, as every shrine is marked by a gate called a 鳥居 torii “birds are here”). The shrine was called 烏森稲荷神社 Karasumori Inari Shrine.
There is actually some confusion as to where the shrine Hidesato established was, but the shrine in Shinbashi contends that the original location was in 桜田村 Sakurada Village near where the infamous 桜田門 Sakuradamon gate is has been located since the Edo Period. According to that theory, at some point, most likely when castle building efforts really got going, the shrine was relocated to the present day location. Some say that the shrine has always been at its present location and that Sakurada Village comprised a much bigger area in the pre-Tokugawa years. I believe there may be a little truth in both stories.
Japanese religion has always been syncretic (blended) and a shrine with close ties to a victorious samurai would have inevitably taken a Buddhist stance during the Edo Period when Buddhism was seen – particularly in Eastern Japan – as being more “samurai” and less “imperial court.” In the Edo Period, the shrine buildings took on a typical 権現造り Gongen-zukuri style typical of syncretic Shintō-Buddhism of the day. However, in 1873, in one of its first moves to establish State Shintō, the Meiji Government concocted the 神仏分離 Separation of Shintō & Buddhism Edict. By this law, syncretic religious institutions were required by law to pick a side – you’re either Buddhist or you’re Shintō. No fence-sitting allowed, bitches.
I don’t know why. since 稲荷 Inari is a Shintō kami, but it’s at this time that the shrine changed its name from 烏森稲荷神社 Karasumi Inari Shrine to 烏森神社 Karasumi Shrine. When I visited, I didn’t see any imagery typical of an Inari shrine within the precinct. So it’s clearly not an Inari shrine anymore. That said, the shrine also doesn’t exhibit any traits of a Gongen-zukuri site (presumably, these didn’t survive the Great Kantō Earthquake or the Firebombing of WWII). The modern structure is concrete and uniquely illuminated. Most shrines are covered by trees and afforded some natural space, but this one is surrounded by office buildings and family-owned restaurants. The sacred space is marked by the shadows of high rise buildings, a rare wooden torii, and a maze of alleys that make the shrine an urban oasis, well off the beaten path and yet hiding in plain sight.
The shrine is not obvious. And even though it’s hidden in a maze of alleys, its precincts are still fairly large and apparently well-funded. They illuminate the area year round and supposedly have a special Christmas illumination (there’s some syncretism for ya!). They also have a somewhat famous 夏祭り Summer Festival. The side streets and alleys that surround the shrine are populated by traditional Shōwa Era restaurants that seat anywhere from 8-20 customers max. The prices seem to be reasonable and the owners have been passing the shop down through the family. It’s decidedly 下町 “low city” despite its 山手 “high city” history in the Edo Period. In short, this is Salaryman Central. The immediate area surrounding the shrine is frequented by locals and old people and foodies and is in direct contrast with the drinking and whoring that typifies the main thoroughfares in Shinbashi.
This shrine and this area are highly recommended.
Hirosaki Castle (弘前城 Hirosaki-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Tsugaru clan, a 47,000 koku tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Hirosaki Domain, Mutsu Province, in what is now central Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It was also referred to as Takaoka Castle (鷹岡城 or 高岡城 Takaoka-jō).
Hirosaki Castle measures 612 meters east-west and 947 meters north-south. Its grounds are divided into six concentric baileys, which were formerly walled and separated by moats. It is unusual in that its Edo period donjon and most of its outline remains intact. Noted historian and author Shiba Ryōtarō praised it as one of the "Seven Famous Castles of Japan" in his travel essay series Kaidō wo Yuku.
I did nothing to create the glowing katana/lightsaber; the cosplayer's sword really did light up quite well as a mash-up of swords. Don't know if he made it or purchased it but it was a great prop.
I really liked his kubuto (samurai helm/facemask).
La salle à manger des fonctionnaires de police du Shogun
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Le Tokaïdo (Tôkaidô) est le nom de l'ancienne route qui reliait Edo (aujourd'hui Tokyo) à Kyoto, la capitale impériale. Elle était longue de 492 km et a été rendue célèbre par les estampes des artistes japonais qui ont représenté ses différents relais comme l'a fait le peintre Hiroshige Utagawa.
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Lors de la période d'Edo qui a mis fin aux multiples conflits entre les seigneurs féodaux locaux (Daimyo), le shogun du Japon (gouverneur) Tokugawa Ieyasu, décida en 1600, de construire 53 postes de contrôle (en japonais : sekisho) sur les routes principales menant à Edo. Ce système de contrôle a été maintenu pendant près de 260 ans, jusqu'en 1868.
Le poste de contrôle d'Hakone (Hakone Sekisho), ouvert en 1619, était l'un des plus importants d'entre eux.
Le rôle de ces postes était de contrôler l'entrée d'armes à feu dans la ville d'Edo mais aussi d'empêcher de fuir les femmes et enfants des shoguns féodaux locaux qui étaient retenus à Edo en "otage" pour limiter les risques de sédition contre le pouvoir central.
Les travaux de reconstitution du poste de contrôle d'Hakone ont débuté en 1999 après des recherches historiques. Les bâtiments reconstruits, avec les matériaux et techniques traditionnelles ont été ouverts au public en avril 2004.
Quelques petits troncons de l'ancienne route du Tokaïdo ont été conservés dans la région d'Hakone, ils peuvent être empruntés par les visiteurs comme celui des cèdres (cryptomères japonais) qui est à proximité du poste de contrôle.
Site officiel du poste Hakone Sekisho
www.hakonesekisyo.jp/english/main/main.html
Sur le site du guide du Japon
The 4 Sen Green depicting Admiral Togo was first issued in 1937. This stamp bears a surcharge "+ 2 Sen" to mark the Surrender of Singapore which dates it to 1942.
Togo was a Fleet Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. He was termed by Western journalists as the 'Nelson of the East'.
Tōgō was born on 27 January 1848 (by the Western calendar) in the city of Kagoshima in feudal Japan. Tōgō's father was a samurai, serving under the house of Shimazu, and he had three brothers.
Kachiyacho was one of Kagoshima's samurai housing-districts, in which many other influential figures of the Meiji period were born, such as Saigō Takamori and Ōkubo Toshimichi. They rose to prominent positions under the Meiji Emperor partly because the Shimazu clan had been a decisive military and political factor in the Boshin war against the Tokugawa Shogunate and in the Meiji Restoration.
Tōgō's first combat experience was at the age of 15 during the Anglo-Satsuma War (August 1863), in which Kagoshima was bombarded by the British Royal Navy to punish the Satsuma daimyo for the murder of Charles Lennox Richardson on the Tōkaidō highway the previous year (the Namamugi Incident), and the Japanese refusal to pay an indemnity in compensation.
The following year, Satsuma established a navy, in which Tōgō and two of his brothers enrolled. In January 1868, during the Boshin war, Tōgō was assigned to a paddle-wheel steam warship, Kasuga, which participated to the Naval Battle of Awa, near Osaka, against the navy of the Bakufu, the first Japanese naval battle between two modern fleets.
As the conflict spread to northern Japan, Tōgō participated as a third-class officer aboard the Kasuga in the last battles against the remnants of the Bakufu forces, the Naval Battle of Miyako and the Naval Battle of Hakodate (1869).
Tōgō studied naval science for seven years in England as an apprentice officer, from 1871 to 1878, together with sixteen (or eleven?) other Japanese students. Tōgō visited London, at that time the largest and most populous city in the world. Many things were strange to Japanese eyes; the round houses made out of stone, the 'number and massiveness of the buildings', 'the furnishings of a commonplace European room', 'the displays in the butchers' shop windows: it took them several days to become accustomed to such an abundance of meat.' The Japanese group was separated and sent to English boardinghouses for individual instruction in English language, customs and manners. Next, Tōgō was sent to Plymouth, where he was assigned as a cadet on HMS Worcester, which was part of the Thames Nautical Training College, in 1872. Tōgō found his cadet rations 'inadequate': "I swallowed my small rations in a moment. I formed the habit of dipping my bread in my tea and eating a great deal of it, to the surprise of my English comrades." This was attributed possibly to Tōgō's 'Far Eastern metabolism', the lack of rice, 'or that some other essential element was missing; or perhaps the climatic differences sharpened his appetite.' Perhaps the excitement of his adventure contributed, or maybe Togo just liked the food. Togo's comrades called him 'Johnny Chinaman', being unfamiliar with the 'Orient', and not knowing the difference between Asiatic peoples. 'The young samurai did not like that, and on more than one occasion he put an end to it by blows.' Tōgō also surprised these young Englishmen by graduating second in the class.
During 1875, Tōgō circumnavigated the world as an ordinary seaman on the British training-ship Hampshire, leaving in February and staying seventy days at sea without a port call until reaching Melbourne, eating only salted meat and ship's biscuits. Tōgō 'observed the strange animals on the Southern continent.' On his return, Tōgō had sailed thirty thousand miles. Tōgō suffered a strange illness which severely threatened his eyesight: 'the patient asked his medical advisers to "try everything", and some of their experiments were extremely painful.' Mr. Capel commented later, 'If', he wrote, 'I had not seen with my own eyes what a Japanese can suffer without complaint, I should often have been disinclined to believe....But, having observed Tōgō, I believe all of them.' The Harley Street ophthalmologists saved his eyesight. Tōgō studied mathematics in Cambridge (though not at the University) during this time, while living with Reverend A.S. Capel. Tōgō then went to the Royal Naval Academy in Portsmouth, and to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. During his stay, the Imperial Japanese Navy placed orders in Great Britain for three warships. Tōgō made use of the opportunity to apply his training, supervising (watching carefully) the construction of the Fusō whilst on work experience at the Samuda Brothers shipyard on the Isle of Dogs.
Tōgō, newly promoted to lieutenant finally returned to Japan on 22 May 1878 onboard one of the newly-purchased British-built ships, the Hiei.
Tōgō was absent from Japan during the Satsuma Rebellion, and often expressed regret for the fate of his benefactor Saigō Takamori.
Franco-Chinese war (1884-1885)
Back in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Tōgō received several commands, first as captain of Daini Teibo, and then Amagi. During the Franco-Chinese War (1884-1885), Tōgō, onboard Amagi, closely followed the actions of the French fleet under Admiral Courbet.
Tōgō also observed the ground combat of the French forces against the Chinese in Formosa (Taiwan), under the guidance of Joseph Joffre, future Commander-in-Chief of French forces during World War I.
Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
Japanese Admiral Tōgō at the age of 55, shortly before the Russo-Japanese WarIn 1894, at the beginning of the First Sino-Japanese War, Tōgō, as a captain of the cruiser Naniwa, sank the British transport ship, Kowshing, which was charted by the Chinese Beiyang Fleet to convey troops. A report of the incident was sent by Suematsu Kencho to Mutsu Munemitsu.
The sinking almost caused a diplomatic conflict between Japan and Great Britain, but it was finally recognized by British jurists as in total conformity with International Law, making Tōgō famous overnight for his mastery of contentious issues involving foreign countries and regulations. The British ship had been ferrying hundreds of Chinese soldiers towards Korea, and these soldiers had mutinied and taken over the ship upon the appearance and threats from the Japanese ships.
He later took part in the Battle of the Yalu, with the Naniwa as the last ship in the line of battle under the overall command of Admiral Tsuboi Kozo. Togo was promoted to rear admiral at the end of the war, in 1895.
After the end of the Sino-Japanese War, Tōgō's career was not so prominent. He was successively commandant of the Naval War College (Japan), commander of the Sasebo Naval College, and Commander of the Standing Fleet.
Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
Admiral Tōgō on the bridge of the battleship Mikasa, at the beginning of the Battle of Tsushima, in 1905In 1903, the Navy Minister Yamamoto Gonnohyoe appointed Tōgō Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. This astonished many people, including Emperor Meiji, who asked Yamamoto why Tōgō was appointed. Yamamoto replied to the emperor, Because Tōgō is a man of good fortune;.
During the Russo-Japanese War, Tōgō engaged the Russian fleet at Port Arthur, in 1904, and destroyed the Russian Baltic Fleet in 1905, at the Battle of Tsushima, shocking the world with the strategic upset. This historic battle broke Russian strength in East Asia, and is also said to have triggered various uprisings in the Russian Navy (1905 uprisings in Vladivostok and the Battleship Potemkin uprising), contributing to the Russian Revolution of 1905.
There was an investigation of the Russian naval leadership of the expedition, which Tōgō had destroyed or captured, into the reasons behind their utter defeat. The Russian commander of the destroyed Baltic fleet, Admiral Zinovi Rozhdestvenski (who was badly wounded in the battle) attempted to take full blame for the disaster, and the grateful authorities (and rulers of Russia) acquitted him at his trial. However, they made Admiral Nikolai Nebogatov, who had tried to affix blame to the Russian Government a scapegoat. Nebogatov was found guilty, sentenced to ten years imprisonment in a fortress, but was released by the Tsar after only serving 2 years.
In 1906, Tōgō was made a Member of the British Order of Merit by King Edward VII.
Later, Tōgō was Chief of the Naval General Staff and was given the title of hakushaku (Count) under the kazoku peerage system. He also served as a member of the Supreme War Council.
In 1913, Tōgō received the honorific title of Fleet Admiral.
From 1914 to 1924, Tōgō was put in charge of the education of Prince Hirohito, the future Showa Emperor.
He expressed a dislike and disinterest for involvement in politics; however, he did make strong statements against the London Naval Treaty.
Captain Sempill showing a Sparrowhawk to Admiral Tōgō Heihachiro, 1921.Tōgō was awarded the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum in 1926, an honor that was held only by Emperor Showa and Prince Kan'in Kotohito at the time. He added the award to his existing Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) and already existing Order of the Chrysanthemum. His title was raised to that of koshaku marquis in 1934 a day before his death.
On his death in 1934 at the age of 86, he was accorded a state funeral. The navies of Great Britain, United States, Netherlands, France, Italy and China all sent ships to a naval parade in his honor in Tokyo Bay.
The Togo Shrine, in Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Tōgō Gensui kine kōen
Chiyoda, TokyoIn 1940, Tōgō Jinja was built in Harajuku, Tokyo, as the naval rival to the Nogi Shrine erected in the honor of Imperial Japanese Army General Nogi Maresuke. The idea of elevating him to a Shinto kami had been discussed before his death, and he had been vehemently opposed to the idea. There is another Tōgō shrine at Tsuyazaki, Fukuoka. The statues to him in Japan include one at Ontaku Shrine, in Agano, Saitama and one in front of the memorial battleship Mikasa in Yokosuka.
Tōgō's son and grandson also served in the Imperial Japanese Navy. His grandson died in combat during the Pacific War on the heavy cruiser Maya at the Battle of Leyte.
The Matsui family leaders were the daimyo of Yatsushiro from 1635 to 1868. Their tombs as well as those of their families are at Shunko Temple on the hillside on the east side of the city.
Paris , musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet
Armures de Daimyō , Seigneurs de guerre au Japon
19e siècle
Tsuyama province de Mimasaka
fer, laque, soie
Cette armure comporte un casque à 16 plaques en fer laqué noir attribué à Myochin Muneyasu ou son disciple et fils adoptif Munechika, armuriers officiels de la famille des daimyo de Tsuyama. L'avant de l'armure , de type médiéval à structure lamellaire, est recouvert d'un cuir imprimé. Les manches sont des copies exactes de celles, classées Trésor National, se trouvant au sanctuaire Kasuga-jinja de Nara.
The Genkyū-en Garden and Hakkeitei tea house in the forefront, Hikone Castle’s reflection in the pond.
This photo was taken from a window at the Osaka Museum of History overlooking the castle grounds. I wish there wasn't so much glare from the window glass, otherwise I would have had a wonderful collection of aerial photos. :(
The Ichiban (first) Yagura is a corner turret standing at the east end of the south of Ninomaru (outer bailey). It was originally constructed in 1628 and has been repaired/restored numerous times over the years. It has been designated an Important Cultural Asset.
The length of the stone walls that enclose Osaka Castle’s Ninomaru (outer bailey) is about 2km and the moat is 75 meters wide at its maximum point. This moat dates back to the Edo period and was built in 1628 on the site where the moat of the Toyotomi period Osaka Castle stood. 57 feudal lords were ordered by the Shogunate to rebuild Osaka Castle. Some of the notable daimyo (lords) families who participated in the rebuilding of the castle were the Nabeshima of Saga (in Kyushu), the Maeda of Kanazawa, the Ikeda of Tottori and the Kuroda family of Fukuoka. The Rokuban and Ichiban Yagura were two of seven corner turrets along the walls of the moat. Three were destroyed during the fighting at the castle associated with the Meiji Restoration in 1868 and two were destroyed during the air raids of World War II.
Osaka Castle has a long and storied history. It all began in 1496 when the priest Rennyo built a small temple called the Ishiyama Gobo on the grounds of the present-day castle. In 1533, the Hongan-ji temple moved from Yamashina in Kyoto to Osaka and made the Osaka location its head temple. As Japan plunged deeper into the chaos of civil war, the Ishiyama Hongan-ji grew in spiritual, political, economic and military power, challenging the rule of daimyo and led many popular military revolts. This Buddhist temple had become a center of military might that stood in Oda Nobuanga’s path of unifying Japan and in 1570, full-scale war broke out between him and the warrior monks. After 10 long years of siege and fighting, the temple finally surrendered to the Oda, and Nobunaga ordered that the temple and its remaining fortifications be burnt to the ground in 1580. Three years later, with Nobunaga dead and Hideyoshi starting to consolidate his power, he chose Osaka as his base and began building a castle on the ruins of the Ishiyama Hongan-ji compound. The main keep was completed in 1585 and was considered the largest, most splendid and impregnable fortress of its day. In 1599, a year after the death of Hideyoshi, his son and heir, Hideyori, along with his mother Yodo, permanently moved into Osaka Castle from Fushimi Castle in Kyoto.
By 1614, it was clear that the Tokugawa were spoiling for a fight with the Toyotomi as they wanted to eliminate any threat that Hideyori could mount from this massive castle. Therefore, in the winter of that year, Ieyasu and his son, Hidetada (now Shogun) launched the winter siege of Osaka. It was a fairly inconclusive affair, but as one of the terms of peace and as a goodwill gesture towards the Tokugawa, Hideyori agreed to fill in the outer moat. However, the Tokugawa forces started filling in the inner moat, severely weakening the castle’s defenses. It was only a matter of time before fighting broke out again under these conditions, and in the summer of 1615, the Tokugawa coalition once again laid siege to the castle. After some heavy and dramatic fighting in which western artillery was used against the castle, Hideyori and Yodo committed suicide when it became clear that all was lost and the castle’s main keep erupted in flames and was completely destroyed. After two major sieges and the final fire, the castle grounds were a heap of ruins.
However, Osaka was an important economic and political center and in 1620, the Tokugawa Shogunate decided to rebuild the castle. In 1626, a new white-colored main keep was built, symbolizing a new age for the castle. In the Toyotomi period, the color of the keep had been black. By 1629 the remaining structures were completed. Bad luck continued to dog the castle and in 1665 lightning struck the main keep and it was destroyed. Through the years, lightning would damage other turrets and structures. I868 also proved to be a disastrous year for Osaka Castle as this was the year of the Meiji Restoration. Following the defeat of the Shogunal forces at nearby Toba-Fushimi, the Tokugawa commanders based at the mighty fortress of Osaka decided to make a stand against the forces of Satsuma and Chōshū. During the fighting, much of the castle fell to the torch and the charred scars of this fiery tragedy are still visible on many of the Castle’s stone walls.
In 1931, with civilian donations, Osaka Castle’s main tower was rebuilt for a third time and the castle became home to a regional HQ for Japan’s Imperial Army. This was a bad move, as this made the castle a legitimate military target for US bombers and attack aircraft in the closing months of World War II. Many surviving turrets from the Edo period and other historical were bombed or burned to bits. In the 1950s, Osaka Castle and many of its structures were designated Important Cultural Properties and the entire site was designated an Important Historical Property by the central government.