A representative shrine of Mito enshrining the 2nd and 9th Mito domain lords Tokugawa Mitsukuni and Tokugawa Nariaki, adjacent to Kairakuen, one of Japan\'s three great gardens. Mitsukuni (Mito Komon) is nationally known as the wise lord who commissioned the Dai Nihon Shi; Nariaki founded Kodokan and devoted himself to Mito Studies\' development. Founded in 1873 to honor both lords\' legacies; the…
Tokiwa Shrine was established to enshrine Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628–1700), the 2nd lord of the Mito domain, and Tokugawa Nariaki (1800–1860), the 9th lord, as its principal deities. Following the Meiji Restoration, a growing movement to honor the two lords' legacies led to the shrine's official found…
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