Tottori Domain Ikeda clan cemetery

The tombs of each daimyō is surrounded by a tuff fence and takes the form of the bixi a tortoise-shaped base stone and a flat monument, both made of granite. Each is about 4.6 meters tall. As a general rule, only the name is engraved on the tombstone, although that of Ikeda Mitsunaka has his achievements written on the back of the stone. The other daimyō had their achievement engraved on a copper plate which was entombed with their body. One exception is that of the 2nd daimyō Ikeda Tsunekiyo, whose monument lacks the tortoise base. It is said that this was done out of consideration of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's infamous "Shōrui Awaremi no Rei" laws forbidding cruelty to animals.

The cemetery was initially under the control of a Buddhist chapel called Sengaku-an. It was subsequently elevated to a temple and renamed Seigen-ji, and was a branch of Kozen-ji, the

gate and memorial chapel, but these were also removed in the early Meiji period due to deterioration.

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  Entrance
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  Grave of Takahime, wife of Ikeda Yoshiyasu Ikeda, 3rd daimyō
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  Layout map
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  Grave of 1st daimyō, Ikeda Mitsunaka
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  Grave of 2nd daimyō, Ikeda Tsunakiyo
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  Grave of 3rd daimyō, Ikeda Yoshiyasu
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  Grave of 4th daimyō, Ikeda Muneyasu
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  Grave of 5th daimyō, Ikeda Shigenobu
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  Grave of 6th daimyō, Ikeda Harumichi
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  Grave of 7th daimyō, Ikeda Narikuni
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  Grave of 8th daimyō, Ikeda Naritoshi
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  Grave of 9th daimyō, Ikeda Narimichi
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  Grave of 10th daimyō, Ikeda Yoshiyuki
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  Grave of 11th daimyō, Ikeda Yoshitaka

See also

• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tottori)

References

1. ^ "鳥取藩主池田家墓所". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 January 2023. (in Japanese)

External links

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