Category:

Municipally Designated Historical Site

Title:

Sashiogi ryoshu yamauchi kazutada ichizoku no haka

Grave of Yamauchi Kazutada, Lord of Sashiogi
指扇領主山内一唯一族の墓

No. of features:

Four structures

Designated:

September 3, 1966

Location:

1218 Nakakugi, Nishi Ward

Owner:

The religious juridical person of

Myokyu Temple

Description:

It is composed of four structures: Yamauchi Kazutada, Katsuteru, Eishoin (Kazutada’s second wife, Katsutoshi’s biological mother), and Ho Yoin (Eishoin’s mother).

Yamauchi Kazutada, the younger brother of Yamauchi Tadayoshi Lord (daimyo) of Tosa, received a grant of 3,000 koku from Tokugawa Hidetada in 1623 for 18 villages in the Sashiogi domain and established administrative headquarters at Nakakugi. Thereafter, Toyofusa IV ruled the area for 67 years alongside Kazutada, Katsuteru, and Kazutoshi, until he was adopted by Yamauchi Toyomasa of Tosa.

Sources:

Cultural Properties of Omiya, 3 (published by the Omiya City Board of Education, 1987)

When visiting, please be mindful of your actions and avoid disturbing the owners of the cultural property, local residents, and other visitors.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Division, Department of Lifelong Learning, Board of Education Secretariat　

TEL: 048-829-1723 FAX: 048-829-1989

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