Shuzenji
静岡県
Izu temple founded by Kobo Daishi, conveying the tragedy of Kamakura power struggle as the site where Yoriie was confined and murdered
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8 min by bus from Izuhakone Railway Shuzenji Station
Shuzenji 964, Izu
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Founded by Kobo Daishi Kukai. The heart of Shuzenji Onsen. Also famous as the place where Minamoto no Yoriie was confined and assassinated.
Origins
Shuzenji Temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 807 by the Buddhist monk Kukai, known as Kobo Daishi. According to legend, Kukai struck the bed of the Katsura River with his tokko (a ritual vajra implement), causing a hot spring to gush forth — the mythical origin of Shuzenji Onsen. Th…
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A Mother Who Lost Two Sons and Still Protected the Shogunate: Hojo Masako's Tragedy
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Minamoto no Yoritomo
First Shogun of Kamakura
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Yoritomo's eldest son and second shogun, Yoriie, was confined at Shuzenji by the Hojo clan in 1203 and assassinated the same year. The shogunate Yoritomo had built upon his marriage to Masako thus lost its direct heir at this site, and real power passed into Hojo hands.
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Minamoto no Yoriie
Second Shōgun of the Kamakura Shogunate
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Shuzenji is where Minamoto no Yoriie, the second shogun of the Kamakura shogunate, was confined after being stripped of his office. Following the Hiki Yoshikazu Rebellion of 1203, Yoriie was sent to Shuzenji in Izu and is said to have been assassinated by the Hojo side the next year, in 1204. The temple symbolizes the tragedy of the Kamakura shogunal house.
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