Kaikidou in Engakuji
Kaikidou (開基堂) is the mausoleum of Houjou Tokimune (北条時宗). He was the 8th Regent and the donor of the Zen temple. He is supposed to be buried beneath the mausoleum. The existing structure was largely repaired or restored in 1811.
He is noted for successfully acting the Commander in Chief of the Expedition Force against the Barbarians (the official title of Minamoto shoguns). More specifically, he repelled two invasions by the Mongolian and Korean forces in 1274 and 1281.
Their invasions were on the northern coast of Kyuushuu Island, for which Tokimune dispatched commanders and warriors to the southern Island. The shogunate took this opportunity to strengthen their rule over western Japan.
Japan is one of the rare countries in Asia that could repel the Mongolian invasions thanks largely to the Sea of Japan. However, Japan's Sumo league is now almost conquered by Mongolian wrestlers.
Kaikidou in Engakuji
Kaikidou (開基堂) is the mausoleum of Houjou Tokimune (北条時宗). He was the 8th Regent and the donor of the Zen temple. He is supposed to be buried beneath the mausoleum. The existing structure was largely repaired or restored in 1811.
He is noted for successfully acting the Commander in Chief of the Expedition Force against the Barbarians (the official title of Minamoto shoguns). More specifically, he repelled two invasions by the Mongolian and Korean forces in 1274 and 1281.
Their invasions were on the northern coast of Kyuushuu Island, for which Tokimune dispatched commanders and warriors to the southern Island. The shogunate took this opportunity to strengthen their rule over western Japan.
Japan is one of the rare countries in Asia that could repel the Mongolian invasions thanks largely to the Sea of Japan. However, Japan's Sumo league is now almost conquered by Mongolian wrestlers.