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Tokugawa Ieyasu Pilgrimage: Okazaki, Sunpu, and Nikko
A pilgrimage tracing Tokugawa Ieyasu's 74-year life from birth in Okazaki (1542) to deification at Nikko (1617), covering Okazaki Castle, Hamamatsu Castle, Sunpu Castle, Kunozan Toshogu, and Nikko Toshogu.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu’s 74-year life (1542-1616) left historic sites stretching from Okazaki in Aichi to Nikko in Tochigi. This guide traces his journey from birth at Okazaki Castle through his years at Hamamatsu Castle and Sunpu Castle, to his deification at Kunozan Toshogu and Nikko Toshogu. A comparison table evaluates surviving structures and primary source reliability at each site.
日光東照宮, related to 徳川家康の生涯を辿る
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久能山東照宮, related to 徳川家康の生涯を辿る
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熱田神宮, related to 徳川家康の生涯を辿る
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増上寺, related to 徳川家康の生涯を辿る
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徳川家康, related to 徳川家康の生涯を辿る
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徳川秀忠, related to 徳川家康の生涯を辿る
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Taketoki（たけとき）
Samurai History
Toku editorial team — samurai history. Insists on primary sources and castle-layout diagrams, walking battlefields from Yoritomo's Izu exile sites to the late-Edo battlegrounds.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
First Shogun of Edo
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Tokugawa Hidetada
The Dutiful Shogun
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Tokugawa Iemitsu
Third Shogun of Edo
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History truly comes alive when you visit in person. Choose your next destination from the related sites and pilgrimage courses below.
1. Nikko Toshogu
The dazzling Yomeimon and Ieyasu's mausoleum — UNESCO World Heritage
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2. Kunozan Toshogu
National Treasure shrine where Ieyasu was first enshrined — the prototype of Nikko Toshogu
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3. Atsuta Jingu
Eastern Japan's greatest shrine — home of the sacred Kusanagi Sword, one of the three Imperial Treasures
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4. Zojoji
Jodo-shu's head temple founded in 1393, designated by Ieyasu as his Edo castle's southwestern guardian — six shoguns are buried here and the 1622 Sangedatsumon triple gate survives as the largest wooden tower gate in eastern Japan
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