九鬼嘉隆の墓
この二か所の墓地には、1600年の関ヶ原の戦いの後切腹を遂げた水軍の武将、九鬼嘉隆の遺体が埋葬されています。当時の慣習に従い、切断された頭部は検分のために将軍徳川家康のところに運ばれました。その頭部は家族に返された後、九鬼が愛した鳥羽城が見える場所に、胴体とは別に埋葬されました。片方からもう一方まで歩いて行ける距離にある二つの墓標は、答志島港から目と鼻の先の木々が茂る丘の上にあります。
Title The Graves of Kuki Yoshitaka
- Aichi
- Mie
- Topic(s)：
- Historic Sites/Castle Ruins National Parks/Quasi-National Parks
- Medium/Media of Use：
- Pamphlet
- Text Length：
- ≤250 Words
- FY Prepared：
- 2019
- Associated Tourism Board：
- Ise-Shima National Park
- Associated Address：
- Toshicho, Toba-shi , Mie
English
The Graves of Kuki Yoshitaka
These two gravesites mark the final resting spots of the body and head of naval commander Kuki Yoshitaka, who committed ritual suicide after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. In accordance with the custom of the day, his decapitated head was taken to the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu for inspection. After it was returned to his family, the head was buried with a sightline to Kuki’s beloved Toba Castle, while his body was interred separately. The two monuments are within walking distance of each other on a wooded hill just a stone’s throw from Toshijima harbor.
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