近衛邸跡
[東陣]
京都の長い歴史の痕跡は、時に意外な場所で見つかることがあります。そのような場所の1つが、同志社大学のキャンパスです。この名声ある教育機関の敷地には、かつての近衛家の邸宅跡を示す石碑など、歴史的に重要な場所がいくつか含まれています。
12世紀の大臣の血を引く近衛家は、第2次世界大戦後に貴族制が廃止されるまで、日本で最も著名な貴族の家系の1つでした。彼らは摂政・関白や顧問として宮廷に仕える権利を保持し、天皇と結婚した近衛家の娘も何人かいました。
この一族の邸宅は、16世紀に御所の北西に位置するこの場所に建てられました。今日、建物の痕跡は残っていませんが、近くの京都御苑国民公園にあるしだれ桜の木は近衛家の庭から移植されたもので、初春の開花時期には多くの訪問者を集めています。
Site of Konoe Mansion
[HIGASHIJIN]
Traces of Kyoto’s long history are sometimes found in unlikely places, including on the campus of Doshisha University. The grounds of this prestigious educational institution include several places of historical interest, including a stone monument that marks the site of the former Konoe family residence.
The Konoe, who are descended from a twelfth-century court official, were among the most prominent aristocratic families in Japan until the abolition of the peerage system after World War II. They held the right to serve as regents and advisors to the court, and several Konoe daughters married emperors.
Their family mansion was built on this site northwest of the Imperial Palace in the sixteenth century. No trace of the structure remains today, but the weeping cherry trees in the nearby Kyoto Gyoen National Garden were transplanted from the Konoe family’s gardens, and draw a significant number of visitors during their blooming season in early spring.
