Ep. 018: The Shrine of the Shogun
Tosho-gu in Ueno Park, Tokyo
Note: All photos are of Ueno Tosho-gu, and (except for the overview) were taken by yours truly between 1997 and 2006.
Let's visit a quiet corner hidden away in the very heart of Tokyo's version of "Central Park."
Western cultures tend to focus on a person's "final resting place." But in the east--as exemplified in Japan--one's remains may lie, or at least be venerated in their absence, in a variety of places. One such case is the earthly remnants of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Let's take a look at a few of the once-500, and today at least 130, places where his memory is honored.
