Your Doorway to Japan

Welcome to the New Nippon.com

After the Shogunate: The Last Shōgun and a New Direction for the Tokugawa Clan

  • The Grand Hall of the Ninomaru-goten Palace at Nijō Castle, where Yoshinobu formally resigned as shōgun in November 1867. (© Jiji)

    The Grand Hall of the Ninomaru-goten Palace at Nijō Castle, where Yoshinobu formally resigned as shōgun in November 1867. (© Jiji)

  • Yoshinobu in a military uniform given to him by Napoleon III of France. (Courtesy Ibaraki Prefectural Archives and Museum; © Jiji)

    Yoshinobu in a military uniform given to him by Napoleon III of France. (Courtesy Ibaraki Prefectural Archives and Museum; © Jiji)

  • The grave of Tokugawa Yoshinobu and his wife Mikako in Yanaka Cemetery in Taitō, Tokyo. Following his wishes, his grave is in the style of a Shintō burial mound. (© Pixta)

    The grave of Tokugawa Yoshinobu and his wife Mikako in Yanaka Cemetery in Taitō, Tokyo. Following his wishes, his grave is in the style of a Shintō burial mound. (© Pixta)

  • The ruins of Sunpu Castle, where Iesato lived as governor, are now part of Sunpu Castle Park in Shizuoka. (© Pixta)

    The ruins of Sunpu Castle, where Iesato lived as governor, are now part of Sunpu Castle Park in Shizuoka. (© Pixta)

  • Tokugawa Iesato during his tenure as president of the House of Peers. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

    Tokugawa Iesato during his tenure as president of the House of Peers. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

  • Tokugawa Iehiro becomes the nineteenth head of the Tokugawa clan in January 2023, the first succession in close to 60 years. He works as a political and economic commentator and heads the Tokugawa Memorial Foundation. (© Jiji)

    Tokugawa Iehiro becomes the nineteenth head of the Tokugawa clan in January 2023, the first succession in close to 60 years. He works as a political and economic commentator and heads the Tokugawa Memorial Foundation. (© Jiji)

1 / 6

Click to View Article