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| Ote Gate of the Tokyo Imperial Palace from which Yinyuan might have entered, photo by Jiang Wu |
During my recent trip to Japan, I stayed at Grand Arc Hanzomon Hotel which is next to the imperial palace, old Edo Castle. I was unable to get in but this is the place Yinyuan visited when he had an audience with the fourth Shogun Ietsuna 徳川 家綱 (1641 – 1680) in the winter of 1658. I have a very detailed description of this meeting of a Chinese monk and the Japanese rule in my book
Leaving for the Rising Sun, pages 128-131. I know the palace has been changed a lot after the Meiji emperor took it over. But maybe we can find some interesting things preserved in their archive.
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| Overview of the Palace from Grand Arc Hanzomon Hotel, photo by Jiang Wu |
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| Overlooking the Palace from Ote Gate, photo by Jiang Wu |
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| The Korean Gate高麗門 , photo by Jiang Wu |
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| Map of Places Yinyuan visited in Edo City, created by Jiang Wu |
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