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Favorite Japan places - Jisho-in Mausoleum
By Muza-chan on Jun 24, 2009 | 4 feedbacks »
Close to the entrance to the Edo Tokyo Open Air Museum, surrounded by greenery, there is a monument from the Edo period, the most beautiful building in the museum. I was delighted by the beauty and the colors and I returned at different times of day, seeking better light to take pictures.
This building is the Jisho-in Mausoleum, built in 1652 by the wife of Mitsutomo Tokugawa, Princess Chiyo, in memory of her mother, Lady Ofuri, wife of the shogun Iemitsu Tokugawa.
The rich decoration, was made by an eminent family of carpenters, Kora, who were also involved in the construction of Edo Castle and Toshougu Shrine from Nikko.
The mausoleum was part of the Jisho Temple in Ichigaya, Shinjuku-ku, and it is one of the few buildings in Tokyo that remained untouched during the bombings of the Second World War.
It was declared a cultural landmark and was donated to museum by the Seibu Railway Co.









