Seizanso
茨城県
National Historic Site manor where Mitsukuni retired in 1690 to devote himself to compiling the Dai Nihon Shi
Founded
1684
Type
Historic Site
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20 min by car from JR Hitachiota Station
239 Shinjuku-cho, Hitachiota, Ibaraki
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Historic Site
Founded 1684
342 years
Overview
Seizan-so is the retirement villa where Tokugawa Mitsukuni (known as Mito Komon), the second lord of the Mito Domain, spent his later years, and it has been designated a National Historic Site as a place closely associated with him. From the time he retired here in 1690 (Genroku 3) until his death at the age of 73, Mitsukuni devoted himself to the compilation of the Dai Nihon Shi (Great History of…
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Origins
Seizanso was established around 1684 as a retirement residence for Tokugawa Mitsukuni, the second lord of the Mito Domain. In 1690, at the age of 68, Mitsukuni relinquished his position as domain lord to his nephew Tsunaeda and withdrew to this estate. For approximately ten years until his death in …
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