桜満開の東京旅行①【谷根千の桜の名所 谷中霊園】天王寺と善性寺のしだれ桜、五重塔跡、有名人のお墓など見どころ沢山の日暮里駅界隈です。
Hello. This is the “Chia’s Outing” channel where she travels hard without a car. This time it’s a cherry blossom tour in Tokyo. First, I went to Yanesen’s Yanaka Cemetery. I went to Tokyo from March 21, 2023.
It was the best time to see cherry blossoms, so I went to various places to see them. The first time I went to Yanaka Cemetery was because at that time I was interested in Yanesen and wanted to go there.
If you cross the bridge from JR Nippori Station and go up the stairs, you will find Gokokuyama Keiji Temple Tennoji Temple. When I went inside, the weeping cherry blossoms were in full bloom, so I recommend going into Tennoji when you visit Yanaka Cemetery.
Afterwards, we went to the ruins of a five-storied pagoda, where there was also an explanation of Tennoji. “Tennoji Temple in Yanaka was originally called Nichiren Sect Choyozan Kannoji Temple, and is an old temple that originated from Seki Kojiro Choyo of Dokanzan.
In 1699, he converted to the Tendai sect by order of the Shogunate. The name was changed to Gokokuzan Tennoji in 1833. The first five-storied pagoda was erected in the 21st year of government administration (1644, 1st year of Shoho era), but it
Was destroyed in the great fire of Meguro Kogyojinzaka about 130 years later in 9th year of Meiwa era (1772, 1st year of An’ei era).
The five-storied pagoda was rebuilt in 1791, 19 years after the disaster, by 48 people including Hatta Seibei, the master carpenter of Takashima District, Omi Province (Shiga Prefecture), and is known as the model for Rohan Koda’s novel “Five-storied Pagoda.” .
Built entirely of cypress, it was the tallest pagoda in the Kanto region, measuring 11 jo, 2 shaku, and 8 sun (34.18 meters) in height.
It was donated to the city of Tokyo in June 1908, and was not damaged by the earthquake or war, and became a landmark in Yanaka, but it was destroyed by arson on July 6, 1957.
The existing foundation stone for the center and four pillars measuring 3 feet and 7 inches on each side, the corner stones for the four outer corner pillars measuring 2 feet and 7 inches on each side, 20 bundling stones around the perimeter, and 12 ground covering stones for a total of 49 stones are all made of granite.
The actual survey map by Eika Oshima in 1898 still remains and can be restored. A gilt-bronze glass manor shari pagoda and a gilt-bronze sutra cylinder were found in the central cornerstone, and a gilt-bronze sutra cylinder was found in the four pillar foundation stones and four outer corner pillars. ”
Since it’s a cemetery, I don’t think we should have parties, but there were people having simple meals and drinks. Yanaka Cemetery also has many graves of famous people such as Ichiro Hatoyama, Taikan Yokoyama, Eiichi Shibusawa, Hisaya Morishige, Tesshu Yamaoka, Nobutsuna Sasaki, and Otojiro Kawakami.
I didn’t really look for any graves other than what I saw when I happened to be passing by while wandering along the cherry blossom trees, but I did find a large information board that said “Tokugawa Yoshinobu Grave,” so I didn’t really care about that. I tried it.
After getting a little lost, I found a guide, and I wasn’t sure if he was a volunteer or a staff member, but I was able to hear his story.
Yoshinobu Tokugawa became the last general to conquer not only the Edo shogunate but also the samurai government. After the restoration of imperial rule, he retired to Sunpu and was made a duke in 1902.
The Tokugawa clan’s grave is located in the Kan’eiji cemetery within the cemetery, but Yoshinobu wanted a Shinto-style burial, so it is not located in the Kan’eiji cemetery. Tokugawa Yoshinobu Tomb. You can’t go inside, so you can see it from outside the gate.
On the left is Yoshinobu. The graves of his legal wife Mikako are lined up on the left. Yoshinobu had several concubines in addition to his legal wife Mikako, but after the Meiji Restoration, only two, Shinmura Shinmura and Yuki Nakane, continued to serve as Yoshinobu’s concubines.
Their graves are erected side by side behind Yoshinobu’s grave. The guide emphasized that it was the ideal grave for Yoshinobu. This is said to be Katsusei’s grave. Although he is Yoshinobu’s 10th son, he was apparently adopted by Kaishu Katsu.
It’s a pity that the sky is cloudy, but the cherry blossom trees at the cemetery are beautiful, and there are many attractions such as the five-storied pagoda, the graves of famous people, and Tennoji Temple, making it a recommended cherry blossom viewing spot.
Return to Nippori Station and this time go to Yanaka Ginza on the opposite side. There will be another video from Yanaka Ginza, but before going to Yanaka Cemetery, I went to the opposite side of Nippori Station for lunch and found a beautiful temple with cherry blossoms called Zenshoji Temple.
It is said to be a historic temple where Choshoin, the birth mother of the sixth Shogun Tokugawa Ienobu, was buried. When you enter the gate, the weeping cherry blossoms are beautiful. I’m glad I happened to see it. In Tokyo, I continued to see many temples with beautiful cherry blossoms.
For lunch, I went to a roast beef restaurant. It is said to be the finest roast beef, and it was certainly very delicious. I passed by a famous habutae mochi shop, also known as “Imozaka Dango,” but I was disappointed that I couldn’t go there this time.
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２０２３年の３月２１日から、東京に世界フィギュアスケート選手権を観戦しにいきました。その年の桜は早かったので、ちょうど見ごろでした！
観戦の合間に東京の桜の名所を沢山みることができたので、何回かに分けて紹介していこうと思います。天気が悪かったのが残念ですが、満開の時期に東京に行けてよかったです。
日暮里駅から谷中霊園に行きましたが、途中にある天王寺の境内にも美しい枝垂れ桜があってきれいでした。
谷中霊園の桜並木では沢山の人がお花見していて、墓地でお花見するという不思議な光景が見られます。
徳川慶喜公墓所も神道式の墓所が異彩を放っています。
日暮里駅から谷中霊園と逆側に行くと、善性寺というお寺があって、そこの桜もきれいです。芋坂の羽二重餅の名店など、飲食店もそちら側に沢山ありました。
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