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Hamamatsu to host mascot character contest in 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Mascot character Shusse Daimyo Ieyasu-kun of Hamamatsu (L) in Shizuoka Prefecture poses with Mayor Yasutomo Suzuki at a press conference held in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2015, to announce the selection of the central Japan city as host of the 2015 national contest for mascot characters in November.

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Hamamatsu to host 2015 national mascot character contest

TOKYO, Japan - Shusse Daimyo Ieyasu-kun (2nd from R), a mascot character of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, likened to feudal warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, poses in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2015, with the winners of the previous year's national mascot contest. Hamamatsu was selected the same day to host the 2015 contest.

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Dutchman makes replica of clock given to Japan leader in 1611

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Johan Ten Hoeve from the Netherlands works to make a replica of a clock presented in 1611 to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the feudal Tokugawa shogunate administration in Japan, by Spanish King Philip III in this file photo taken in Shizuoka, central Japan, on May 17, 2014. The original clock is kept at the Kunouzan Toshogu shrine in the Japanese city.

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Replica 400-yr-old clock of Tokugawa Ieyasu

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Clock craftsman Johan ten Hoeve from London disassembles a 400-year-old clock, a gift from Spanish King Philip III to "shogun" Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1611, at Kunozan Toshogu Shrine in Shizuoka on May 13, 2014, in order to create a replica.

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Himeji Castle appears on rice field

YUMESAKI, Japan - An image of world heritage-designated Himeji Castle, created from the leaves and ears of six different rice varieties in a rice field in Yumesaki, Hyogo Prefecture, is clearly seen on Sept. 13, 2009. The castle, together with Princess Sen (L, top), granddaughter of Edo Shogunate founder Tokugawa Ieyasu, can be observed until the rice is reaped in early October. About 1,500 students and volunteers helped plant rice seedlings in June under a farmer's project in the hope of drawing tourists.

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1000-person procession staged in Nikko

NIKKO, Japan - A 1000-person procession is staged at the Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on May 18, reproducing a procession in 1617 when the ashes of the Tokugawa Shogunate founder, Tokugawa Ieyasu, were transferred to Nikko from Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Emperor, empress see letter issued by Tokugawa Ieyasu

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) gaze at a letter bearing a red seal issued by Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616), founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, during their tour of The Hague on May 24. The imperial couple spent the second day of their visit to the Netherlands with a tight schedule, including a trip to the Binnenhof, the seat of the Dutch government housing the prime minister's office and parliament. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Toshogu Shrine recommended as World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Japan has recommended two shrines and a temple in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo to be added to the World Heritage List. File photo shows one of the shrines -- the Toshogu Shrine dedicated primarily to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. The World Heritage Committee is due to meet in Marrakesh, Morocco, for six days from Nov. 29.

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Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 39

39 Okazaki - A daimyo's cort觥 crossing the bridge over the Yahagi River towards the village and castle on the further bank; in the background a blue hill, printed from colour blocks only. Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, was born in the castle shown in the prints. The bridge over the Yahagi River, flowing west of the castle, was the largest on the entire highway. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

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Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 20

20 Fuchu - A woman in a kago being carried across the Abe River; others fording the stream from the opposite bank; a range of mountains in the background. Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, spent his childhood and retirement years here.The Abe River flows to the west of this station and travellers had to cross in a variety of ways, as depicted in the print. This station has become the present Shizuoka City. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

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TOKUGAWA IEYASU

TOKUGAWA IEYASU Japanese shogun, lawgiver and founder of the Tokugawa dynasty. Date: 1542 - 1616

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Nikko Toshogu-2

Toshogu - Shinto shrine in the city of Nikko, Tochigi prefecture, dedicated to the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokygawa Ieyasu. The shrine was established to house Ieyasu's remains. The extant highly ornate shrine buildings and gateways were erected in 1636. (Photo taken on November 24, 1999)

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Festival at Nikko shrine recreates 1617 procession

Around 1,200 people dressed as warriors join on May 18, 2016 a biannual procession in the northeastern Japan city of Nikko, which re-enacts the ceremony held in 1617 when the divine spirit of Tokugawa Ieyasu was moved from Mt. Kuno in central Japan to Nikko. The founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate died in 1616. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mascot gathering in Gifu, Japan

About 40 mascots from around Japan gather on a shopping street in Gifu on Dec. 19, 2015. Among the mascots, known as "yuru-chara," literally meaning "loose characters," are 2015 yuru-chara Grand Prix winner "Ieyasu-kun" and "Gunma-chan." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goromaru's statue installed in Tokyo's business district

Photo shows the Brave Blossoms' superstar fullback Ayumu Goromaru and his statue installed in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district on Nov. 30, 2015. The statue, together with another 10 statues including those of feudal warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu and novelist Soseki Natsume, will be placed around Tokyo Station through Dec. 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2015 national mascot character contest in Japan

Photo taken in the central Japanese city of Hamamatsu on Nov. 23, 2015, shows the three most popular "yuru-kyara" mascot characters voted in the annual national contest. "Ieyasu-kun"(C), created from Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, won the contest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1000 samurai procession in Nikko

People in armor march during the biannual Hyakumonozoroe Sennin Musha Gyoretsu (the 1,000 Samurais Procession Festival) at Nikko Toshogu Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture on Oct. 17, 2015. The procession is a revival of the ceremony held in 1617 when the divine spirit of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, was moved from Mt. Kuno in Shizuoka Prefecture to Nikko. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1000 samurai procession in Nikko

Shinto priests carry a portable shrine during the biannual Hyakumonozoroe Sennin Musha Gyoretsu (the 1,000 Samurais Procession Festival) at Nikko Toshogu Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture on Oct. 17, 2015. The procession is the revival of the ceremony held in 1617 when the divine spirit of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, was moved from Mt. Kuno in Shizuoka Prefecture to Nikko. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l horseback archery event held in Nikko

Archers on horse march at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 15, 2015, after an international horseback archery event. A total of 22 archers from 13 countries took part in the event to mark 400 years since the death of feudal ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Shinto shrine honors the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l horseback archery event held in Nikko

A Polish female archer on a running horse shoots an arrow at a target during an international horseback archery event at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 15, 2015. A total of 22 archers from 13 countries took part in the event to mark 400 years since the death of feudal ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Shinto shrine honors the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l horseback archery event held in Nikko

An archer on a running horse shoots an arrow at a target eight meters above during an international horseback archery event at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 15, 2015. A total of 22 archers from 13 countries took part in the event to mark 400 years since the death of feudal ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Shinto shrine honors the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l horseback archery event held in Nikko

An archer on a running horse shoots an arrow at a target during an international horseback archery event at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 15, 2015. A total of 22 archers from 13 countries took part in the event to mark 400 years since the death of feudal ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Shinto shrine honors the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l horseback archery event held in Nikko

An archer on a running horse shoots an arrow at a target during an international horseback archery event at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 15, 2015. A total of 22 archers from 13 countries took part in the event to mark 400 years since the death of feudal ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Shinto shrine honors the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yokozuna Kakuryu performs Dohyoiri ritual at Nikko Toshogu

Yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu, who won the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in September, performs the Dohyoiri (entering the ring) ritual at Nikko Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2015. The yokozuna dohyoiri was held for the first time at the shrine as part of events marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Samurais parade at Nikko Toshogu shrine re-creates 1617 procession

About 1,200 people clad in traditional samurai clothing approach Nikko Toshogu shrine, a mausoleum of feudal leader Tokugawa Ieyasu, on May 18, 2015. The procession is an annual spring event to commemorate the arrival of Ieyasu's remains in Nikko in 1617 from Kunozan, today's Shizuoka city, central Japan. Ieyasu founded the Tokugawa shogunate that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Archer on horseback in action to mark anniv. of shrine founder's death

An archer on a running horse shoots an arrow as part of a ceremony at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on May 17, 2015, marking 400 years since the death of feudal ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Shinto shrine honors the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokugawa family head joins rite to mark 400th anniv. of ancestor's death

Tsunenari Tokugawa (2nd from far L), the 18th chief of the Tokugawa family dating back to the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, attends a ceremony at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on May 17, 2015, to mark 400 years since the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Shinto shrine, founded by Ieyasu, is dedicated to the warlord who inaugurated the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Samurai procession at Nikko Toshogu shrine re-creates 1617 parade

About 1,200 people clad in traditional samurai clothing approach Nikko Toshogu shrine on May 18, 2015, dedicated to feudal leader Tokugawa Ieyasu in a reenactment of the arrival of Ieyasu's remains in Nikko, northeast of Tokyo, in 1617 from Kunozan, today's Shizuoka city, central Japan. The Shinto shrine was built by Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Archery event marks 400th anniv. of shrine founder's death

An archer on a running horse shoots an arrow at a wooden target as part of a ceremony at Nikko Toshogu in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on May 17, 2015, marking 400 years since the death of feudal ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Shinto shrine, founded by the warlord, is dedicated to the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Archer on horseback in action to mark anniv. of shrine founder's death

An archer on a running horse is about to shoot an arrow as part of a ceremony at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on May 17, 2015, marking 400 years since the death of feudal ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Shinto shrine enshrines the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikko Toshogu shrine marks 400th anniv. of founder's death

Female attendants at Nikko Toshogu, a Shinto shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, dance dressed as butterflies on May 17, 2015, to mark 400 years since the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867. The shrine was founded by the warlord and enshrines him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Warriors' parade held in Nikko

People dressed up as warriors parade through the approach at the Toshogu Shrine in the city of Nikko, northeast of Tokyo, on May 18, 2015. The parade is based on the will of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who died in 1616 at 75. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial service for 400th anniv. of feudal tycoon Tokugawa Ieyasu's death

A Buddhist memorial service is held at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on April 19, 2015, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate that lasted for more than two and a half centuries until 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tobu Railway shows press inside of special train car

Tobu Railway Co. shows the press the inside of a train car of a special version of its limited express Spacia in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on April 17, 2015. The special train commemorates a festival this year at the Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, marking the 400th anniversary of the death of feudal tycoon Tokugawa Ieyasu who established the Shinto shrine in the 17th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ieyasu's mended helmet to be unveiled 1 year later

A chief priest of Kunozan Toshogu shrine in the central Japanese city of Shizuoka views on April 22, 2015, a warrior helmet thought to have been worn by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first general of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, when he was a teenager. The shrine started mending the surface of the helmet, aiming to unveil it to the public one year later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tobu Railway unveils special train for Shinto shrine festival

Tobu Railway Co. shows the press a golden-painted special version of its limited express Spacia in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on April 17, 2015. The special train commemorates a festival this year at the Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, marking the 400th anniversary of the death of medieval tycoon Tokugawa Ieyasu who established the Shinto shrine in the 17th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Descendants of Tokugawa shogunate founder bow before ancestor's tomb

Descendants of feudal tycoon Tokugawa Ieyasu bow before the tomb of the Tokugawa shogunate founder at the Kunozan Toshogu shrine in the city of Shizuoka, central Japan, during a Shinto ceremony on April 17, 2015, commemorating the 400th anniversary of his death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ieyasu's spirit tablet unveiled for 400th death anniv.

Photo taken April 21, 2015, shows the spirit tablet of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first general of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which was unveiled at Rinnoji temple in the eastern Japan city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, prior to the 400th anniversary of his death the following year. It is open to the public from April 22 to Nov. 30, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Festival marks 400th anniv. of Tokugawa shogunate founder's death

Descendants of medieval tycoon Tokugawa Ieyasu walk on the approach to the Kunozan Toshogu shrine in the city of Shizuoka, central Japan, during a Shinto ceremony on April 17, 2015, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Tokugawa shogunate founder's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Touch-screen system shows scroll painting at new shrine treasure house

An official at the Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, operates a touch-screen system in its new treasure house on March 5, 2015, to display the five-volume "Toshogu Engi (luck)" scroll painting. Dedicated to feudal ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu who founded the 1603-1867 Tokugawa shogunate, the Shinto shrine built the treasure house as part of a project to commemorate the 400th anniversary of his death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shrine tied to feudal ruler shows 3D image in new treasure house

Reporters watch a three-dimensional image of the Yomeimon gate, a national treasure, at a theater of a new treasure house at the Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 5, 2015. The Shinto shrine, dedicated to feudal ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu who founded the 1603-1867 Tokugawa shogunate, built the treasure house as part of a project to commemorate the 400th anniversary of his death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshogu shrine tied to feudal Japan ruler opens new treasure house

A suite of armor used by feudal ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu is on display in a new treasure house at the Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, opened to the media on March 5, 2015. The Shinto shrine, dedicated to the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate that ruled Japan from 1603 till 1867, built the treasure house as part of a project to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Ieyasu's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Men in armor walk from Tokyo to shrine in Nikko

Some 100 people, including men in armored outfits of feudal samurai, leave the plaza in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2015, to set off for a 150-km walk to the Nikko Toshogu Shinto shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867). The year 2015 marks the 400th anniversary of Ieyasu's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Archer aims arrow on galloping horse at shrine festival in Nikko

An archer on a galloping horse aims an arrow at a wooden target during an autumn festival at the Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 16, 2015. The festival marked the 400th anniversary of the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate that ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867, to whom the Shinto shrine is dedicated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Horseback archer aims to shoot arrow at shrine festival in Nikko

An archer on a galloping horse prepares to shoot an arrow at a wooden target during an autumn festival at the Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 16, 2015. The festival marked the 400th anniversary of the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate that ruled Japan between 1603 and 1867, to whom the Shinto shrine is dedicated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dohyoiri ritual held at Toshogu Shrine for 1st time

Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu (C), who won the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in September, performs the Dohyoiri (entering the ring) ritual at Nikko Toshogu Shrine, the final resting place of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2015. The ritual was held for the first time at the shrine as part of events marking the 400th anniversary of Ieyasu's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Replica of Western clock given by Spain to Japan's feudal leader

Photo taken at a shrine in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Sept. 3, 2015, shows a replica of the wind-up Western clock that was given by the king of Spain in 1611 to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, following its recent completion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Replica of Western clock given by Spain to Japan's feudal leader

An official of the Kunouzan Toshogu Shrine in Shizuoka, central Japan, holds on Sept. 3, 2015, a replica of the wind-up Western clock that was given by the king of Spain in 1611 to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. On the left is Johan Ten Hoeve, a London-based Dutch clock smith who produced the replica. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Main gate of grand shrine at Tokyo's Ueno Park glitters in gold

The main gate of the Ueno Toshogu shrine at Ueno Park in downtown Tokyo glitters in gold as seen in this photo taken on July 31, 2015. The shrine is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the 1603-1867 Tokugawa shogunate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Himeji Castle appears on rice field

YUMESAKI, Japan - An image of world heritage-designated Himeji Castle, created from the leaves and ears of six different rice varieties in a rice field in Yumesaki, Hyogo Prefecture, is clearly seen on Sept. 13, 2009. The castle, together with Princess Sen (L, top), granddaughter of Edo Shogunate founder Tokugawa Ieyasu, can be observed until the rice is reaped in early October. About 1,500 students and volunteers helped plant rice seedlings in June under a farmer's project in the hope of drawing tourists. (Kyodo)