Nakayama is in between Narita And Haneda International Airport

The Lantern Given to The Third Shogun Iemitsu Tokugawa

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A large stone lantern that stands in a bamboo forest on the west part of Heisei Garden and on the east of the central approach road of Gyosen Park in Edogawaku was given to Iemitsu Tokugawa who was the third Shougun of Edo Bakufu. It is so large that it is over 2 meters tall. There is Chinese letters '大猷院殿尊前' on its surface, that is Iemitsu's posthumous Buddhist name. The signpost next to the lantern tells that it was given to Iemitsu Tokugawa, the third Shogun of Edo Bakufu, by Tadaoki Tatewaki Naito, the lord of Iwaki Tairajo Castle in Mutsu in 1652. It was given a year after his death. Tadaoki built it because he mourned over his death. There are many maple trees around the bamboo forest, so the stone lantern is decorated with sparkling colors in fall. Why don't you go to see the stone lantern?

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Tadaoki Naito, a lord of Iwaki Tairajo Castle

Tadaoki Naito;1592-1674

Tadaoki Naito was one of the Sengoku Dimyos and one of the retainers of Tokugawa Family was born in late Sengoku Period and worked in early Edo period. Naito Family had supported the clan for several generations. He was a son of Masanaga Naito soon after he became a lord of Sanuki in Kazusa (now Chiba prefecture) when Ieyasu Tokugawa had moved to Edo in 1591. He was called Kinichiro in general, and his name was Tadanaga in his young years, then it was changed Tatewaki. He attended the Battles of Osaka in 1614 and 1615. Then his family moved to Taira Castle in Iwaki (now Taira in Iwaki city in Fukushima prefecture) as their reward of the battles. He succeeded his father's lands and works and he established some systems in his land, edited the local history and built a canal called Ogawae. Moreover, he contrubuted a lot at the Bakufu since he worked at Osakajo Caslte as a dupty twice. He was passed as his age 83. His grave is in Komyoji Temple in Kamakura city in Kanagawa prefecture.


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鎌倉市「史跡一覧表」
鎌倉市ホームページ
講談社デジタル版日本人名大辞典
朝日日本歴史人物事典

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The Location and Access to Iemitsu Tokugawa's Lantern

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The Lantern Given to Iemitsu Tokugawa in Gyosen Park

• The Lantern Given to Iemitsu Tokugawa, the third Shogun of Edo Bakufu in Gyosen Park has great accessibilities from both Narita and Haneda International Airport.
• From Narita International Airport, take Sobu Express Line bound to Tokyo or Yokosuka and get off at Funabashi Sta, then transfer the line to Sobu line bound to Nakano or Mitaka ang get off at Motoyawata Sta. Or take Keisei-line bound to Ueno and get off Keisei Yawata Sta. Both from Motoyawata Sta and Keisei Yawata Sta, transfer the line to Toei Shinjuku line and get off at Funabori Sta. Or transfer the line at Nishi-funabashi to Tozai line of Tokyo Metro bound to Nakano or Mitaka, get off Nishi Kasai Sta.
• From Haneda International Airport, ake Keikyu-line bound to Narita, transfer the line at Nihonbashi to Tozai line of Tokyo Metro bound to Nishifunabashi, Tsudanuma or Katsutadai, get off Nishi Kasai Sta.
• From Iwamotocho Station at Akihabara, take Toei Shijuku line bound to Motoyawata and get off Funabori Sta.
• From Tokyo (Otemachi) Sta, take Tozai line of Tokyo Metro bound to Nishi-funabashi, Tsudanuma or Katsutadai, get off Nishi Kasai Sta.
• Take 12 minute walk from Nishi Kasai Sta and take 19 minute walk from Funabori Sta.
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The Noted Spots near Gyosen Park in Edogawaku

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