One of the biggest, nicest and best castles in Japan is the Edo Castle. However, when Edo was first constructed it really wasn’t that nice at all. In 1457, this castle was constructed, but much different than it is today. Actually, all it really was, was a fort on top of a hill. The castle was also small, and surrounded by marshes. Ota Dokan was the man originally in charge of the construction of the …showed first 75 words of 2227 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2227 total…debatable with Princess Kazunomiya departing for the house of Shimizu, is whether or not she took the memorial tablet of her husband, Iemochi, with her. The proper wife of the 15th Shougun Yoshinobu did not lead her life in Oooku. She resided in the house of Hitotsubashi at Koishikawa. She was the only proper wife of the Shougun, or Midaidokoro, who had never entered the Inner Palace, of all the successive Midaidokoros throughout Tokugawa reigning.