| 单词 | shogun |
| 例句 | “Word has it,” Marie-Laure overhears one taxidermist telling another, “the stone is from Japan, it’s very ancient, it belonged to a shogun in the eleventh century.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Fans get a sneak peak at a training session for hosts who appear to be shoguns. 10 Questions Westworld still needs to answer 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z And that several years later one of the shoguns decided to ban Christianity. How Working With Martin Scorsese Is Like a Religious Experience 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z And while many samurai and shoguns had a primary wife for the purposes of procreation and political alliances, they enjoyed numerous liaisons with younger male lovers. Japan’s long history of blurred sexualities and gender-bending 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z At the same time, the Japanese emperors were becoming largely ceremonial, if not decadent; in reality, Japan was ruled by a succession of aristocratic clans, headed by a shogun, starting with the Fujiwara family. ‘The Tale of Genji’ and the Art It Inspired 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The parallel Kano school, which looked to China, and specifically monochromatic brush painting, for its sources, was favored by the neo-Confucian shoguns. Art Review: A Cascade of Petals From the Met’s Japanese Collection 2014-01-30T23:17:46Z “This goes way past what we think of as the great Broadway era to every cosmology’s natural origin, every campfire, every shogun tent and coliseum.” Essential Arts & Culture: Rage and grief at the Taper, art of color and movement, Obama's library 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z When there is a possibility that the unseen shogun might reinstate the fallen clan, some of Asano’s followers are bereft at the prospect of losing their excuse to kill Kira. ‘Chushingura — 47 Ronin’ Review: A Sprawling Tale of Loyalty 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z And the fact that it’s the shogun’s mother, and she’s poisoning her own son — there is a thread of wickedness in his work, and that was maybe my first encounter with it. Barbra Streisand, James Corden and More on Their Favorite Sondheim Song 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z By the 12th century, Japan was fully in the hands of an armed elite, headed by leaders called shoguns, for whom samurai worked. Art Review: ‘Samurai!’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2013-05-02T21:35:50Z This goes way past what we think of as the great Broadway era to every cosmology’s natural origin, every campfire, every shogun tent and coliseum. Tarell Alvin McCraney on life after 'Moonlight' and his play in L.A., 'Head of Passes' 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Though the shogun regime has banned Christian literature, Jacob has a Psalter stowed in his luggage. 'The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet': David Mitchell's Japan-set historical novel 2010-07-16T22:43:00Z Floating in the port of Nagasaki, Dejima is the sole nexus between Enlightenment Europe and the shogun's isolationist realm. 'The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet': David Mitchell's Japan-set historical novel 2010-07-16T22:43:00Z He was adopted by his uncle, who served the shogun as a maker of mirrors, and at age 19 he entered the studio of Shunsho, who specialized in imagery of actors and women. How Hokusai’s Art Crashed Over the Modern World 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The edict was not enforced, but the Jesuits, alarmed, asked Christian daimyos to help them attack the shogun, which they refused to do. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In 1192, he gave himself the title of shogun, or commander in chief. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Rucci dubbed one of the most magnificent of the robes “the shogun caftan.” Perspective | André Leon Talley’s estate auction reveals how he lived and survived 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z The word “meyasubako,” meaning a petition box in Japan under the shogun, appeared for the first time yesterday in The Times in an article about taking suggestions. Your Monday Briefing: The Impact of a U.S. Chip-Making Boom 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z He apparently performed for the shogun and the emperor of the time. 'Inu-Oh,' a tale of cutting-edge artists in ancient times, is like nothing you've seen 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The local daimyo confiscated the vessel’s cargo, which Japanese law allowed, and when the ship’s captain protested, the daimyo suggested he approach Mashita Nagamori, one of the shogun’s officials, for assistance. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z From then on, the military shogun exercised the power of state, while the emperor was little more than a figurehead. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He debuted the shogun on the red carpeted staircase of the Metropolitan Museum of Art when he arrived for the 2010 Costume Institute gala. Perspective | André Leon Talley’s estate auction reveals how he lived and survived 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z Within the party, he was a kingmaker, often referred to as a “shadow shogun.” As Japan Votes, Abe’s Party Hopes His Legacy Is on the Ballot 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z After stepping down, he wielded much behind-the-scenes influence with the governing Liberal Democratic Party, and was sometimes referred to as a “shadow shogun.” What We Know About the Shinzo Abe Assassination 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z The forger, caught, also claimed that a plan existed to kill an official of the shogun’s government. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Still, unique cultural traditions emerged in Japan, from Shintoism and the development of obscure forms of Buddhism to the institutions of insei, the samurai, and the shogun. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z That may explain all the flatulence humor in the trailer, along with the presence of “Saddles” director Brooks in the role of the shogun of Kakamucho. 21 summer films to get you excited about going to the movies again 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z In that era, the cranes were kept as pets — as well as prepared as culinary delicacies — for the shoguns who ruled the realm. These Revered Cranes Escaped Extinction. Can They Survive Without Humans? 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z In effect, the shogun had the powers of a military dictator. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite efforts of the shogun’s government to prevent Japanese contact with Europeans, “Dutch learning,” knowledge gained from the Dutch on Dejima, played an important part in Japanese life in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The mines supplied precious metals to the shoguns who ruled Japan during the two and a half centuries when the country was all but cut off from the rest of the world. Japan Wants to Showcase Gold Mines’ History. Just Not All of It. 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z At the center of the sprawling city stood Edo Castle, from which the shogun, the country’s military leader, ruled his feudal archipelago while Japan’s emperor was sidelined in Kyoto. Review | A headstrong woman, a dazzling city and the fate of feudal Japan 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z One summer, the story goes, a group of men went into the shogun’s woods and stole some timber to rebuild a local temple, a capital offense. In Rural Japan, a 370-Year-Old Tradition Falls to One Child 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z The pattern of government in which shoguns ruled through puppet emperors lasted in Japan until 1868. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the strongest of these demands was that the Ashikaga shoguns prevent Japanese pirates from preying on China and its vassal state of Korea, which the Japanese rulers were unable to do. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Francis was scheduled to pay tribute at a site in the city devoted to martyrs among Japan’s earliest Christians, whose religion was banned by the country’s shogun rulers in the early 1600s. Pope Francis calls for a 'world without nuclear weapons' during Nagasaki visit 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Half of Edo’s 1.2 million people either worked or fought for the shogun, or lived in the families of men who did so. Review | A headstrong woman, a dazzling city and the fate of feudal Japan 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z It was said to be able to split a helmet in two and was worn by the shoguns, or rulers, of Japan's military government for centuries. Five lost or stolen items that are still missing 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z By 1612, however, the shogun had come to fear religious uprisings more. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Onshore, the samurai commanders were anxious to follow an 1825 edict by the shogun bolstering Japan’s isolationist policy. Australian convict pirates in Japan: evidence of 1830 voyage unearthed 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z TOKYO—More than 400 years ago, the shogun ruling Japan set up his castle on a hill a few miles up from Tokyo Bay. Shinagawa Rises as a New Hub in Tokyo 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z As for the shogun, he eventually fell from power, but not before Edo suffered economic decline and lost half its population. Review | A headstrong woman, a dazzling city and the fate of feudal Japan 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z "There are some records that showed the hornbill ivory was presented to the shogun," says Noriku Tsuchiya, curator of the Japanese section at the British Museum. The bird that's more valuable than ivory - BBC News 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Because so many of the rebels were Christian, the shogun decided that Christianity was at the root of the rebellion. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Bound to violently repel them by order of Japan’s ruling shogun, the samurai commanders showed some restraint, giving the foreigners advice on wind direction after raining down cannon balls and musket shot on their ship. Australian convict pirates in Japan: evidence of 1830 voyage unearthed 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z For her, World War II must seem as remote as the time of the shoguns. National Geographic Archives: Up From Ground Zero 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z With Tsuneno’s arrival in Edo, the book becomes a joint biography, chronicling how she and Edo fared in the last decades of the shogun’s rule. Review | A headstrong woman, a dazzling city and the fate of feudal Japan 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z He traveled abroad and attempted to give up his U.S. citizenship, and at various times considered himself a Japanese shogun, the biblical figure Job and a Palestinian refugee, among other identities. John F. Nash Jr. dies; Nobel laureate’s life story inspired ‘A Beautiful Mind’ 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z As time passed, the Tokugawa shoguns realized that they could safely exclude both the missionaries and the merchants. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It happened at about 16:30 on Friday when a 53-year-old man driving a Yodel white Ford Transit van undertook a silver Mitsubishi shogun. Police probe Edinburgh bypass road rage incident 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z This sort of informal influence has proved powerful in other cultures--particularly premodern Japan, where retired shoguns and Emperors continued to make pivotal decisions. Second Act: How Benedict XVI's Influence May Grow After His Retirement 2013-02-14T13:35:23Z This sort of informal influence has proved powerful in other cultures—particularly Japan and China, where “retired” shoguns and emperors continued to make pivotal decisions. Pope Benedict XVI's Resignation: Is It Health? Or Politics? Or Both? 2013-02-11T14:35:28Z Half of the world's population live much like peasants in feudal Japan, kept poor and ignorant by modern-day shoguns. Growth: Markets, broad and deep 2012-11-19T20:56:27Z Since the Tokugawa shoguns controlled Nagasaki, they now had a monopoly on foreign trade, which continued to be profitable. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z High Court Judge Shoji Ogawa upheld the acquittal of Mr Ozawa - dubbed Japan's "shadow shogun" because of the backroom power he wields - by a lower court in April. Japan court clears Ichiro Ozawa 2012-11-12T07:01:09Z The lawmaker, who was cleared of charges in a long-running political funding scandal in April, is a powerbroker known as the "shadow shogun". Sales tax vote test for Japan PM 2012-06-26T03:19:02Z The Tokugawa shoguns exercised iron discipline, and now were brought to perfection those exquisite arts and manners of the Japanese. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Almost immediately, he faced a challenge to his leadership from Ichiro Ozawa, the "shadow shogun" of opposition politics in Japan, and in effect the founder of the DPJ. The Challenges Facing Japan's PM 2011-03-13T14:25:00Z The Japanese were angry that the shogun had given in to the foreigners’ demands. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The GOP's strategy is unlikely to change: from now to Election Day — from Fox News to Rush Limbaugh to the party's elected leaders and shogun surrogates like Sarah Palin — expect exultant chest-thumping. Midterms: For GOP and Dems, Time to Manage Expectations 2010-10-18T08:25:00Z For Japan, the 150th anniversary of that voyage looms large, a symbol of the country’s emergence from a feudal society of shoguns, samurai and noblemen known as daimyo. NYC: After 150 Years, Visiting Samurai Survives in Polka 2010-06-18T00:51:00Z The second period of Japanese social evolution lasted from the eleventh to the nineteenth century, and was marked by dominance over the mikadoate of successive dynasties of shoguns. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Increasingly, the “shadow shogun”, as he is known, is stepping out into the light. 2010-01-06T05:49:00Z The shogun parceled out land to the daimyo, or lords. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Quaint weapons and suits of armor, doubtless worn at some time by a shogun or samurai ancestor gave a touch of grimness to a beauty and delicacy of ornament that might otherwise have been excessive. Bert Wilson at Panama Sujin divided the empire into four military departments, with a shogun, or general, over each. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality We saw the university and the park where the tombs of the shoguns are, and those tombs are wonderful, just to look at from the car. Letters from China and Japan In the third game, five or six boys represent the various grades of rank, from the peasant up to the great daimios or shogun. Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories Under the rule of the Tokugawa shoguns, Japanese society was very tightly ordered. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It happened, however, that the capital was then suffering sharply from the effects of internecine strife, and the two missionaries failed to obtain access to either the sovereign or the shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The change began in the appointment by Sujin of shoguns or generals over the military departments of the government. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Each temple is divided into three parts—the outer oratory, a corridor and the inner sanctum, where the shogun alone was privileged to worship. The Critic in the Orient The Japanese shogun appropriated the cargo of the ship, leaving only the empty hull for the Dutch and English. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55 1621-1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. The Tokugawa shogun realized he had no choice but to receive Perry and the letter Perry had brought from U.S. president Millard Fillmore. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As for the shogun, Hidetada, and his advisers, it is probable that they did not foresee much occasion for actual recourse to violence. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era His power has varied at times, but he is now again the actual and visible head of the empire, and the shoguns, who once lorded it so mightily, have been swept out of existence. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Back of the temple is the octagonal hall, which houses the tomb of the second shogun. The Critic in the Orient In the event of future political trouble, it would justify the disobedience of children to parents, of wives to husbands, of subjects to lords, of lords to shogun. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Fillmore’s letter politely asked the shogun to allow free trade between the United States and Japan. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z My death is now in sight, but happily the country is at peace, and Hidetada has already discharged the duties of shogun for several years. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era While war continued, the shoguns were content to let the Fujiwara lord it at court, themselves preferring the active labors of the field. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The weaver sits at the loom precisely as he sat two thousand years ago, and the baker kneads his dough and bakes his cakes precisely as he did before the days of the first shogun. The Critic in the Orient He did not seek the title of shogun, and never received it. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Power drained away from the shogun to territorial lords in hundreds of separate domains. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They were re-enacted by each shogun in succession on assuming office. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Though really a vassal of the emperor, he wielded the power of the emperor himself, and from 1192 until 1868 the mikados were insignificant puppets and the shoguns the real lords of the land. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The enormous amount of money expended on these shrines will amaze any foreign visitor, as well as the profound reverence shown by the Japanese for these resting places of the shoguns. The Critic in the Orient Japanese society then assumed, as to its upper ranks, nearly all the hierarchical forms which it presented down to the era of the Tokugawa shoguns, who consolidated the system without seriously changing its fundamental structure. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Japan enjoyed more than two and a half centuries of stability, prosperity, and isolation under the Tokugawa shoguns. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z This enactment bore the signatures of the kwampaku and the shogun and had the Imperial sanction. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The shoguns were chosen by them from the Minamoto clan, boys being selected, some of them but two or three years old, who were deposed as soon as they showed a desire to rule. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Here, also, are eight tablets erected to the memory of eight mothers of shoguns, all of whom were concubines. The Critic in the Orient The shogun ruled over between two and three hundred lords of provinces or districts, whose powers and privileges varied according to income and grade. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation The actual ruler was the shogun, who was the supreme military commander. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The shoguns had no desire for an erudite Emperor. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Kublai Khan, the Mongol emperor of China, now sent nine envoys to the shogun, bidding them to stay until they received an answer to his demand. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality And anyone who goes through the three splendid temples that serve as memorials of the early shoguns will agree that the proverb is true. The Critic in the Orient Their title of shogun is well known to Western readers. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation However, the Japanese victory over the Mongols drained the shoguns’ treasury. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, the power of appointing and dismissing the great officials in Kyoto, which is one of the important prerogatives of the crown, was practically usurped by the shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Nobunaga added to it, built himself a strong castle, and became the friend and patron of the last of the Ashikaga, whom he made shogun. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The first and third shoguns are buried at Nikko, while the fourth, fifth, eighth, ninth, eleventh and thirteenth lie in Uyeno Park, Tokio. The Critic in the Orient Then began the reign of the Minamoto regents, or rather shogun. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Although these two rival courts later came back together at the end of the century, a series of politically weak shoguns let control of the country slip from their grasp. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It is true that Hideyoshi, doubtless in imitation of Chinese custom, stamped a vermilion seal upon documents of this character; but the Tokugawa shoguns employed a black signature written with a pen. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But Nobunaga remained the power behind the throne, and, a quarrel arising between him and the shogun, he deposed the latter, and became himself the ruler of Japan. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality This is the temple of the second shogun, which is noteworthy for the beauty of the decoration of the sanctum and the tomb. The Critic in the Orient Regent or shogun bowed down before it: divinity could not be usurped. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Nobunaga omitted nothing that could make for the dignity and comfort of the new shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Some Japanese historians describe this event as an access of "weariness" on the shogun's part towards the duties of administration. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Not being of the Minamoto family, he did not seek to make himself shogun, and for forty years this office ceased to exist. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The body of the shogun is buried twenty feet deep in a bed of charcoal. The Critic in the Orient No emperor or regent or shogun had ever been able to impose his rule firmly upon the whole country. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation But presently Nobunaga presented a memorial, charging the shogun with faults which were set forth in seventeen articles. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The great financial straits to which the Imperial Court was reduced during the time of the Muromachi shoguns have been already described. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era They were obliged to pay tribute of respect to the shogun in a manner equivalent to doing homage. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The two avenues were planted in order that they might be used by the shogun's messengers when they bore important letters to him during his summer residence in Nara. The Critic in the Orient Having concentrated a large body of troops in Kyoto, he declared war against Asakura Yoshikage, who had refused to recognize the new shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era There can be no doubt that he himself had contemplated becoming shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The income of the retired shogun alone equalled that amount, and it was enormously surpassed by the revenues of many of the daimyo. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The wrath of the shogun aroused, he sent soldiers against the rebels, putting down each outbreak with bloodshed, and in 1606 issued a decree abolishing the Christian faith. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Nine hundred years later the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty sent two officials to Nikko to select a site for the mausoleum of his father. The Critic in the Orient In fact, it is on record that he made proposals in that sense to Yoshiaki, the last of the Ashikaga shoguns. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The admiral unreservedly charged the friars with treacherous machinations, and warned the shogun against the aggressive designs of Philip of Spain. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Tadateru's offence was that he had unjustly done a vassal of the shogun to death, and had not moved to the assistance of the Tokugawa in the Osaka War. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era During the reigns of the succeeding shoguns a violent persecution began. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The tomb of Ieyasu, the first shogun, is reached by ascending two hundred stone steps. The Critic in the Orient Apprehension of a foreign invasion seems to have greatly troubled the shogun at this time. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Frequent prohibitions have been published by the shogun, to our great distress. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Moreover, when his elder brother, the shogun Hidetada, repaired to the Imperial palace, Tadateru had pretended to be too ill to accompany him, though in reality he was engaged in a hunting expedition. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In Japan the emperors lived in retirement, and it was the dynasties of shoguns or generals that suffered change. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The oratory and chapel are richly decorated, but they do not compare with those of the first shogun's tomb. The Critic in the Orient This sovereign had for consort a daughter of the shogun Hidetada, as already described. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In 1632, when the second shogun, Hidetada, died, it is related that the feudal barons observed the conduct of his successor, Iemitsu, with close attention, and that a feeling of some uneasiness prevailed. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Other instances might be quoted showing how little mercy the Tokugawa shoguns extended to wrongdoers among their own relatives. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In the end Hideyoshi, the shogun, died, and the army was withdrawn, Japan holding the port of Fusan as the sole result of its costly effort. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The latter was punished on the ground that he sent away his family from Yedo during the time of mourning for the late shogun, Hidetada. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It had become a custom on the occasion of each shogun's succession to issue a decree confirming, expanding, or altering the systems of the previous potentate. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The part called the agari-zashiki was reserved for samurai who had the privilege of admission to the shogun's presence; and in the part called the agariya common, samurai and Buddhist priests were incarcerated. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era All these things are difficult to explain except on the supposition that the shogun himself was privy to the assassination. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The shogun, too ready to believe these stories, forbade Yoshitsun� to enter the city on his return with the spoils of victory. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality It was during the days of the thirteenth shogun that Japan may be said to have commenced her practical study of foreign military science. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The compromise mentioned above as having been effected between Yedo and Kyoto had the effect of stultifying the previously drafted edict which condemned the shogun for concluding a treaty without consulting the feudatories. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The Bakufu insisted that to convey such a document direct from the Throne to a feudatory was a plain trespass upon the shogun's authority. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The third shogun, Iemitsu, addressing the mother of his son, Tsimayoshi, is said to have expressed profound regret that his own education had been confined to military science. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Thus it came that the shogun, or the tycoon as he afterwards named himself, appeared to be the emperor of Japan. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality One of these actually appointed the 11th of May, 1863, as the date for commencing the barbarian-expelling campaign, and copies of the edict were sent direct to the feudatories without previous reference to the shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The Korean Court deliberately abandoned the custom followed by it since the time of Hideyoshi's invasion—the custom of sending a present-bearing embassy to felicitate the accession of each shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era You know well what kind of work the late shogun, my husband, accomplished. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Thereafter, ten of Hayashi's disciples were nominated among the shogun's retainers, and were required to deliver lectures periodically at the court of the Bakufu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era After the death of Yoritomo and the accession of his son, Tokimasa became chief of the council of state, and brought up the young shogun in idleness and dissipation, wielding the power in his name. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality If you have not forgotten the favours of the deceased shogun, you will join hearts and hands to punish the traducers and to preserve the old order. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In the Minamoto's original scheme of government the office of shogun was an administrative reality. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It occurred just at the time when other circumstances combined to promote the ambition of the Hojo in the matter of obtaining an Imperial prince for shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The fifth shogun, Tsunayoshi, was then in power, and the era of his reforming spirit had not yet passed away. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era His brother, then twelve years old, succeeded as shogun. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The conspiracy was a thing of the past and so were its principal fomenters, but it served as a conclusive reason for not creating another Fujiwara shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era To avoid confusion it is necessary to note that the chief official in the shogun's court at Muromachi in Kyoto was also called kwanryo. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era All this was typical of the life Yoshimitsu led after his resignation of the shogun's office. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The friendship of the shogun for this most corrupt official had its origin in community of literary taste. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In the end he was murdered by the son of the slain shogun, who was in his turn killed by a soldier, and thus the family of Yoritomo became extinct. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality But the latter died—some historians say that dissipation destroyed him—in two years, and having no second son to succeed, Yoshimochi himself resumed the office of shogun, holding it until his death, in 1428. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era When, however, the shogun would have sent an army against him, none was found to take command, Mochisada having given universal offence by his haughty arrogance. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The lawlessness of the time and the indifference with which the shogun's mandates were treated find illustration in the story of the Kwanto. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The shogun was a misogynist, and Yasuaki understood well that men who profess to hate women become the slave of the fair sex when their alleged repugnance is overcome. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Others were deposed, and neither mikados nor shoguns were permitted to reign except as puppets in the hands of the powerful regents of the realm. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The latter declined the honour until Yoshimasa swore that were a son subsequently born to him, it should be made a priest but never a shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era That the shogun, Yoshihisa, and his successor, Yoshitane, turned their weapons so resolutely against this magnate was due to a cause illustrative of the abuses of the era. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But, in 1518, he was recalled to his province by an attack from the shugo of Izumo, and by financial embarrassment resulting from his own generosity in supplying funds to the Crown and the shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era He therefore set himself to lead the shogun into licentious habits, and the lecture-meetings ultimately changed their complexion. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era They gave themselves up to luxury and debauchery, oppressed the people by taxes to obtain means for their costly pleasures, and crushed beneath their oppressive rule the emperor, the shogun, and the people alike. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Kamakura was to be his capital and he assumed the title of shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era This powerful chief, disappointed in his expectations of reward, went over to the Southern Court in 1361, and the result was that the Ashikaga shogun had to flee from Kyoto, escorting Go-Kogon. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In the eyes of the military men of the eastern provinces, the shogun in distant Kyoto counted for little compared with the governor-general in adjacent Kamakura. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In the sequel of this corrupt administration, this constant building of temples, and this profusion of costly ceremonials, the shogun's Government found itself seriously embarrassed for money. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era What were the steps taken by the new shogun to insure this happy result? Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality After the latter's death, in 1392, many abuses and few meritorious acts appear in the shogun's record. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era He rebelled vehemently against the lenient treatment accorded to Ujinori's son after their father's death, and the shogun had difficulty in placating him. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The new shogun, Yoshinori, belonged to a very different category of men from his immediate predecessors. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But in no circumstances was it officially permissible within the cities of Kyoto, Yedo, Osaka, and Sumpu, or in the vicinity of the shogun's shrines. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It arose through the establishment of a well-defined system of feudalism, and the bringing of the feudal lords under the immediate control of the shogun. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The shogun disliked Mitsusuke, and found it an agreeable occupation to slight him. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It was now the time when Kamakura's mischievous potentialities had been finally destroyed, and to commemorate the event, entertainments in the shogun's honour were organized by the heads of the great military families. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The funds thus obtained were devoted to the repair of the palaces of the Emperor and the shogun, a measure which won for Nobunaga the applause of the whole of Kyoto. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Yet they had only obeyed the doctrine of Confucius, and the shogun therefore endeavoured to save their lives. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era They formed the direct military dependence of the shogun, and held most of the military and civil positions. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The esoterics of the tea ceremonial and the vogue it obtained in the days of the shogun Yoshimasa, have already been described. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It has already been shown that in spite of the disorder and unrest which marked the military era, that era saw the birth of a great art movement under the Ashikaga shogun, Yoshimasa. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era All administrative affairs, great or small, were managed in Sumpu, the shogun in Yedo exercising merely the power of sanction. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era His father, Ienobu, died on the 13th of November, 1712, so that there was an interval of five months between the demise of the sixth shogun and the accession of the seventh. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Their number and readiness gave the shogun complete military control of the empire, and made him master of all it held, from mikado to peasant. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Men who had broken those laws or otherwise offended against the shogun took refuge in Osaka. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era He then had all his sons called to his side and enjoined upon them the duty of serving the shogun faithfully. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era He pointed out some of its errors in a memorial addressed to the Bakufu under the sway of the fourth shogun, but the then prime minister, Sakai Tadakiyo, paid no attention to the document. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Fifty were deemed worthy of inscription, and quite a tremor of joyful excitement was caused, the measure being regarded as prefacing the shogun's choice of consorts. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era At first they were treated as guests, the shogun meeting them in the suburbs and dealing with them with great consideration. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality This shrewd, though somewhat conservative, suggestion elicited general approval, but was not carried into effect until the time of the eleventh shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It has been shown above that the fifth shogun bequeathed to his successor a much embarrassed treasury. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Another step taken by the shogun was to institute a search for old books throughout the country, and to collect manuscripts which had been kept in various families for generations. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It has been shown above that, from the time of the fifth shogun, debasement of the coins of the realm took place frequently. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era When Iyemitsu died, the shoguns had cemented their power beyond dispute. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Here, it is sufficient to say that one of the greatest and most truly patriotic of the Tokugawa shoguns himself unwittingly sowed the seeds of disaffection destined to prove fatal to his own family. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It is related of a vassal of Okitsugu that he was found one day with three high officials of the shogun's court busily engaged in applying a moxa to his foot. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Of all these visitations the shogun remained uninformed, and, in spite of them, luxury and extravagance marked the lives of the upper classes. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Thus, in the days of the eighth shogun, no less than four varieties of a single silver token were in circulation. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But the shogun refused to receive the ambassador or to accept his presents, and sent him word that Japan had little need of foreign productions, and got all it wanted from the Dutch and Chinese. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality There is reason to believe that the shogun himself knew nothing of this ordinance until a multitude of complaints and remonstrances found their way, in part, to his ears. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Prince Munetaka, an elder brother of the reigning Emperor, was chosen, and thus the last four Bakufu shoguns were all of Imperial blood. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era He assumed the title of shogun; established his mansion on the site of Yoritomo's old yashiki; undertook control of the whole Kwanto; confiscated manors of his enemies; recompensed meritorious deeds liberally, and granted pardons readily. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Up to that time the shogun himself had served as a court of appeal in important cases. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The princes of Idsu and Iwami awaited as the envoys of the shogun, both of them splendidly attired in richly embroidered robes of silk. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Further, the office of shogun in the Southern Court was held generally by an Imperial Prince, whereas in the Northern Court its holder was an Ashikaga. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The young shogun, however, did not long survive the punishment of his father's murderers. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Pursuing that policy, he bestowed immense estates upon those that yielded to him, so that in time there came into existence holders of lands more extensive than those belonging to the shogun himself. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The early Tokugawa shoguns would have strongly resented such interference, but times had changed, and Ieyoshi bowed his head quietly to the new order. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Through its influence the mikado came to his own again, after being for seven centuries virtually the vassal of the shogun. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The shogun Yoshimitsu instituted the custom of inviting the sovereign to his mansion, and thenceforth such visits became a recognized feature of the relations between the Imperial and the Muromachi Courts. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The shogun, Yoshimitsu, sent to Chosen a despatch, signifying that piracy had been interdicted, that all captives would be returned, and that he desired to establish friendly relations. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Four or five hundred per cent, is spoken of, and, further, the Ming sovereign, in Yoshimasa's time, responded generously, as has been already shown, to the shogun's appeal for supplies of copper cash. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era These representatives learned to believe that the shogun's ministers were determined either to avoid making treaties or to evade them when made. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The court dignitaries ranked, in their own conceit and their ancient titles, far above the shogun and daimios, the military leaders, but they were like so many actors on the stage, playing at power. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality But the shogun extended his protection to Vilela, by issuing a decree which made it a capital punishment to injure the missionaries or obstruct their work. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The second was an engagement not to harbour or protect any person who had either violated or opposed the will of the shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The representatives of one, the senior, branch had their headquarters at Muromachi in Kyoto and held the office of shogun as a hereditary right. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The deed was consummated on the morning of the 24th of March, 1860, as Ii was on his way to the shogun's castle. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era And as the feeling of bitterness against the foreigners grew, the influence of the shogun declined. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality It was to the same Ouchi family that the Muromachi shogun owed his first serious trouble after the close of the War of the Dynasties. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The shogun remained indifferent even when his mandates were neglected or contravened. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Forced by riotous mobs, or constrained by his own needs, the Muromachi shogun issued tokusei edicts again and again, incurring the hot indignation of the creditor class and disturbing the whole economic basis of society. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era At their suggestion the shogun signified his willingness to comply with the first and the third of the conditions embodied in the edict. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Under orders from the mikado, the shogun appointed the prince of Echizen premier of the empire. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality This change was not viewed with equanimity by all the vassals of Tokuhon, and to solve the problem the latter appealed to the shogun, Yoshimasa, who authorized the death of Masanaga. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It was evidently of prime necessity from the Muromachi point of view that a state of affairs which crippled the shogun by impoverishing him should be remedied. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But the young shogun's triumph was short lived. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Thus, in effect, the government of the country, taken out of the hands of the shogun and the feudatories, fell into those of their vassals. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Pamphlets were issued, some claiming that the clans owed allegiance to the shogun, others that the mikado was the true and only emperor. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality It was for him to nominate a new shogun in lieu of the fugitive Yoshitane. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The new shogun held office in name only; all administrative power was usurped by the kwanryo and his nominees. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In the capital his overbearing conduct had alienated the shogun, Yoshitane, and from the south a hostile army was approaching. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era We cannot wonder that the shogun's ministers hesitated to take an apparently suicidal step. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It was defended by the adherents of the shogun, now the supporters of the mikado. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The era is memorable for the assassination of a shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era He had no legal authority of any kind for the act, neither command from the Throne nor commission from the shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era At the head of the whole stood the shogun, or commander-in-chief of the entire body of bushi, and then followed three sections. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The third shogun, Iemitsu, petitioned the Court in that sense, and assigned an estate in Yamashiro as a means of defraying the necessary expenses, the Fujinami family being appointed to perform the ceremony hereditarily. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The result was, after a three months' campaign, the complete defeat of the invading army, and an almost fatal blow to the prestige of the shogun. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality But the shogun himself did not actually discharge administrative duties. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era From that time princes and nobles who saw no prospect of secular distinction began to take the tonsure, and this retirement to the cloister was assiduously encouraged by the Muromachi shoguns. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Yoshimochi, however, who was then shogun, seems to have associated China with the invasion, for a Ming envoy, arriving just at the time of the contest, was indignantly refused audience. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era From the days of Iemitsu this latter custom was steadily maintained, and gradually the feudatories came to follow the shogun's example, so that marriages between military magnates and noble ladies of Kyoto Were frequent. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The Aidzu, the most loyal of all the clans to the shogun, and the leaders in the war against the Choshiu, guarded the palace gates, and for the time being were masters of the situation. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality When Yoshinori became shogun, however, this was one of the directions in which he turned his reforming hand. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Mitsuhide then proceeded to Azuchi and having pillaged the castle, returned to Kyoto, where he was received in audience by the Emperor, and he then took the title of shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Hours of invaluable time passed, and still Asahi shogun remained by the lady's side. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era They also noted the shogun's decisions and appended them to documents. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The shogun was defeated, and fled with his army to Ozaka, the castle of which was captured and burned, while he took refuge on an American vessel in the harbor. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Among these obstacles were the lady Masa and the new shogun, Sanetomo. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The Bakufu petitioned the Kyoto Court to appoint an Imperial prince to the post of shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Not until 1226, however, was he invested with the title of shogun, and in that interval of seven years a momentous chapter was added to the history of Japan. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The name rusui signifies a person in charge during the absence of his master, and was applied in this case since the o-rusui had to guard the castle when the shogun was not present. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Their commander, being advised of the purpose of the shogun, promised to spare the city, but assailed and burned the magnificent temple of Uyeno, in which the rebels still in arms had taken refuge. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Among those that served the shogun there was none that did not reverence the Emperor. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But after the demise of his Majesty and of the shogun, the Court's administration degenerated. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The Hojo adopted towards the shoguns the same policy as that previously pursued by the Fujiwara towards the sovereigns—appointment during the years of childhood and removal on reaching full manhood.* A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Meanwhile, the shogun, who had been ill for some time, died, and his decease was pleaded as a pretext for postponing discussion with the Americans. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era No such international refinement as extra-territorial jurisdiction existed in those days, and the Japanese shogun felt no shame in delivering his countrymen to be punished by an alien State. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era These priests of the Five Temples were more than religious propagandists: they were ministers of State, as Tenkai and Soden were in after times under the Tokugawa, and they practically commanded the shoguns. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Its origin belongs, therefore, to a much more remote era than that of the Muromachi shoguns, but, in common with the other text-books enumerated above, its extensive use is first mentioned in the Ashikaga epoch. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Yoshimitsu at once changed his own brocade surcoat for the abbot's torn vestment, and subsequently, when conducting his visitor on a boating excursion, the shogun carried the priest's footgear. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era With regard to the despatch from the United States Government, the views of competent men have been taken and have been carefully considered by the shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era At the outset his attitude towards the shogun was so respectful and so considerate that Yoshiaki learned to regard and speak of him as a father. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In fact, the early years of the shogun's administration constitute one of the brightest periods in the history of the Tokugawa Bakufu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Even to the shogun himself he never yielded in the smallest degree, and by the majority of those under him he was cordially detested. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The question is, was the shogun himself privy to the deed? A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The shogun received the Emperor's sister in marriage. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Funds to succour the distressed people being imperatively needed, the shogun called upon all the feudatories to subscribe one hundred koku of rice for every ten thousand koku of their estates. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The shogun paid much attention to promoting agriculture and encouraging land reclamation, so that the yield of rice increased appreciably. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The shogun himself evinced keen interest in this undertaking. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Unfortunately, the death of the tenth shogun having just then occurred, the Yedo Court found it inconvenient to take action in remote Yezo. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era They did not, indeed, actually take the steps indicated in the rescript, but they promised to consider its contents as soon as the shogun arrived in Kyoto. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era As for the shogun, Ienari, he received from the Throne the highest rank attainable by a subject, together with the office of daijo-daijin. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era His Majesty Kokaku rewarded the shogun with an autograph letter of thanks as well as a verse of poetry composed by himself, and on Sadanobu he conferred a sword and an album of poems. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The shogun Ienari is said to have been profoundly gratified by this mark of Imperial favour. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era There, the senior and junior ministers assembled to transact affairs, and the chamber being situated in the immediate vicinity of the shogun's sitting-room, he was able to keep himself au courant of important administrative affairs. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Sovereign and shogun were alike mere abstractions so far as the practical work of the government was concerned. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era During the time of the fifth shogun, however, as already related, this useful arrangement underwent radical alteration. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era This organization, though carried within sight of completion in the days of the third shogun, required to be supplemented by the eighth, and was not actually perfected until the time of the eleventh. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The offices of minister and junior minister were necessarily filled by daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the shogun. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In the o-oku, or innermost buildings of the shogun's castle, the harem was situated. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But by the Satsuma and Choshu feudatories, the sincerity of the shogun was not recognized. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era He had to visit Yedo once in every five or six years for the purpose of making a report to the shogun in person. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era |
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