The site in Kyoto’s Kamigyo Ward is called Muromachi-dono, also known as “Hana no Gosho” (Flower Palace ... off the great power wielded by the shogun and his family. The complex was ...

Upon being proclaimed Shogun (feudal military dictator) of Japan in 1603, Ieyasu constructed a palace that would reflect his supreme power. Nijo Castle in central Kyoto was certainly ostentatious ...

KYOTO--Rarely seen cultural treasures at Shokokuji ... which was founded by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408), the third shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate. The Hatto hall, a state-designated ...

Discover Kyoto, a world of imperial residences and shogun castles, palaces and villas, where every architectural detail speaks volumes about the authority and refinement of traditional court life.