Ashikaga shôgun

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ASHIKAGA Yoshimitsu
足利義満 (1358-1408)
3rd shôgun of the Muromachi period


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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408) was the 3rd Ashikaga shôgun who reigned from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period. Yoshimochi was the son of the 2nd shogun Ashikaga Yoshiakira. In 1394, Yoshimitsu retired and his son Ashikaga Yoshimochi became the 4th shogun. However, Yoshimitsu still maintained authority over the shogunate until his death. In 1398 the retired Yoshimitsu had built Rokuon-ji temple, today world famous as Kinkaku-ji temple and "Golden Pavilion" in Kyôto.

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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1388-1408)
3rd Ashikaga shôgun, reign: 1368-94
sculpture at Tôji-in / Kyôto

Muromachi period / history

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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
Golden Pavilion
Muromachi period / history
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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
golden pavilion - stroll garden
Muromachi period / history