A Toshogu shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, reflecting the connection between the Matsudaira and Tokugawa families. The Matsudaira were the ancestral family of the Tokugawa shogunate, and this shrine honors the deified founder of the Edo period.
- Denomination
- Toshogu
- Religion
- shinto
- Enshrined kami
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Kami enshrined
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Founding
- Edo period
- Coordinates
- 35.0507533, 137.2604803
Visitor tip
Visit during spring or autumn for the most pleasant weather and beautiful seasonal scenery.
Cultural notes
Toshogu shrines throughout Japan honor Tokugawa Ieyasu as a kami, reflecting the Shinto practice of deifying great historical figures. The most famous is Nikko Toshogu, but regional Toshogu shrines like this one demonstrate the widespread reverence for the shogun who unified Japan.
Historical note
The shrine was established to venerate Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was posthumously deified as Tosho Daigongen. The Matsudaira family were the ancestors of the Tokugawa clan, and Ieyasu himself was born a Matsudaira before founding the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603.