tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post4051831339201076022..comments2024-03-21T00:18:25.414-07:00Comments on I See Japan...from L.A.: Tokugawa Ieyasu and Nikko Shrineowenandbenjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-37927690256781207742008-12-31T07:14:00.000-08:002008-12-31T07:14:00.000-08:00Not certain. However, Aomori was not in the Tokuga...Not certain. However, Aomori was not in the Tokugawa held lands. Aomori was in another domain. Although the Tokugawa unified the country and were the supreme rulers, most of the country was still controlled by other feudal lords. In addition, Nikko was already a very religiously important place. The temples and shrines had been established about 800 years before Ieyasu.owenandbenjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-14434625429917757292008-12-31T05:24:00.000-08:002008-12-31T05:24:00.000-08:00Do you know why he chose Nikko? I mean, if he want...Do you know why he chose Nikko? I mean, if he wanted to protect Japan from the north, wouldn't Aomori have been better?Thomas Hammerlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448828623411526253noreply@blogger.com