The cemetery of the Okudaira clan, lords of Nakatsu, where Edo-period stone funeral towers record 150 years of daimyo succession.
Founded
1717
Type
Historic Site
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15 min walk from JR Nakatsu Station
Tera-machi, Nakatsu City, Oita
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Historic Site
Founded 1717
309 years
Overview
The cemetery of the Okudaira clan lords of Nakatsu Domain, preserving Edo-period lordly tomb structures.
Origins
The Okudaira clan originated in Mikawa Province and became established as lords of the Nakatsu Domain in northern Kyushu during the early Edo period. In 1717, Okudaira Masanari became lord of Nakatsu Domain and is said to have designated Unzenji Temple in Nakatsu as the family's bodaiji, or funerary…