Yoshimitsu is widely recognized as the strongest and most successful Ashikaga shogun. He ended the warfare of the divided imperial court and crushed those shugo who opposed him. He reopened diplomatic ...

Ryoan-ji is probably Kyoto's most famous rock garden. The minimalist design of the place, which features 15 rocks placed on ...

For Shogun Takauji Ashikaga, though he promulgated an admirable list of moral precepts, the Ashikaga Law Code, Japanese text books and histories still reserve the place of ”blackest traitor in ...

After managing to appoint Ashikaga Yoshiaki as ShÅ gun in 1568 ... Despite not taking center-stage in Shogun’s narrative, he is a crucial piece in the puzzle. Kuroda’s historical counterpart ...

Built as villa for shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who became a Zen monk and willed the property to the Rinzai Zen sect at his death in 1490.

This “rebel” court lasted until their 1392 surrender to Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. What Is the Ashikaga Bakufu Noted For?

The temple is the headquarters of the Shokokuji school of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism, which was founded by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408), the third shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate.

ASHIKAGA, Tochigi Prefecture--Ranked as the top illumination park in Japan, the Ashikaga Flower Park here is once again transformed into a fairytale setting with more than 5 million LED bulbs ...

This time period, called the Muromachi or Ashikaga Period (1336-1573), was marked by unrest, disturbances, and violent changes. Warfare destroyed cities and countryside. The shogun’s power was still ...