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1917 1884 "Yoshinobu Tokugawa Koden" was completed. Over the ten years of Eiichi between the ages of 67 and 77, I was quite prepared to realize my long-standing dream.

When Yoshinobu wanted to go to the Paris Expo, he told his younger brother Akitake that Shibusawa was an interesting guy, but he said, "I'll let you see and hear France because it's foreign and foreign." Eiichi, who hates Iteki West, decided to go to Paris with the heart of Itazura and decided that Paris.

In addition, Eiichi also described Yoshinobu as a person named `` Yoshinobu, who had a kind of strange heart, and if he had properly protected the place to protect himself, no matter what the public would say, no matter what others blame, he could not end up with such a thing. No matter how misunderstood the world is, those who know it can come up with the attitude of knowing it, "he said in "Experimental Discourses".

Yoshinobu, who never tried to meet even when the former Shogunate visited, probably overturned his firm determination to keep silence until the end, is the only wish from Eiichi who trusts, `` Yoshinobu Ko autobiography compilation '' It is said that when the story was offered, he took it reluctantly on the condition that he did not announce it during his life.

It is Hakusan-dori St. (former Nakasendo) just off Sugamo Station. The reason why I lived only for four years was that when I learned that it was decided to be set up in 1903 at Sugamo Station on the JR Yamanote Line Japan Railway Toshima Line in front of me in 1903, Yoshinobu, who liked a quiet life, immediately disliked noise and moved to Kohinata, Bunkyo-ku's residence.

The Sugamo Shopping Street, where Takaiwa-ji Temple and Genuki Jizo are located near Sugamo Station, is called "Grandma's Harajuku" and has recently been crowded with young people and foreign tourists. In the Edo period, it was known as the birthplace of Yoshino cherry tree Yoshino cherry tree, and many gardeners lived there. There is a monument to the birthplace of Yoshino cherry tree cherry blossoms at Somei Yoshino Sakura Memorial Park near Komagome Station.

The locals of Sugamo said that this Yoshinobu House was planted with a lot of plum trees reminiscent of Kairakuen in Mito, so they called it "Kiki's Umeyashiki" with a familiarity. It was a vast mansion with a site of 3,000 tsubo and a floor area of 400 tsubo.

In 1899, 1899, 62-year-old Yoshinobu was at the Imperial Palace and had an audience with Empress Emperor Meiji.

There is a site of a mansion at the end of Yoshinobu at 2-8-9 Bunkyo-ku, Kokusai Buddhism Gakuin Graduate University (B-Guru Bunkyo-ku Community Bus-Departing from Bunkyo Civic Center-Kasuga Station Mejirodai / Kohinata Route・ Get off before Toppin Printing) On the slope of Shinsaka toward Kasuga-dori St., and walk around the slope. There is also a metropolitan bus (No. 5 Kasuga Station-Kasuga 2-chome) You will walk down Kasuga-dori St. down Shinsaka toward Korakuen.

This area was a quiet residential area, but a train on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line was running on the ground. If Yoshinobu lived, would he have moved again from this area? It's fun to imagine that.

Kohinata's residence with a site of 3,000 tsubo unit price of 1,000 tsubo was located in No. 6 Tenmachi, Koishikawa-ku.

At the age of 64 Yoshinobu, he was ranked as Duke in 1902 in 1902, and was also a Duke and noble member.

Yoshinobu didn't drink either alcohol or tobacco, and he was not only a hobby (photographing with a camera, fishing, microscopes, oil paintings, handicraft embroidery), but also a sportsman (archery, hunting, cycling). Eiichi had been in charge of finance since the Hitotsubashi era, and he had been using and managing Yoshinobu's assets, so he had no trouble in life. It seems that the bond was strong because he liked a simple life without luxury, did not live a gorgeous life, and had a common sense of values with Eiichi.

Eiichi 64 years old 1904 He became serious at the age of 1904, and it is said that Yoshinobu also visited Asukayama's house to visit and held his hands and wept. It seems that it has recovered miraculously because of its worth. For Yoshinobu, it seems that Eiichi, three years younger, could not have passed away first.

1913 When he died at the age of 77 in Yoshinobu in 1913, he served as the funeral president.

"Ieyasu Tokugawa served as the opening of the Edo shogunate, and I fulfilled the duty of closing," said Yoshinobu, who gave up rebuilding the weakened shogunate and accomplished a big job of how to close it. I felt. Thanks to that, one million people in Edo fled from the useless war, smoothly transferred to the Meiji government, Eiichi was able to contribute to the modernization of Japan, not only to restore honor to Yoshinobu, but also to loyalty I was convinced that Eiichi was a surprisingly rare thing that he saw.

Tomb of Yoshinobu, Yanaka Cemetery

Eiichi's tomb in Yanaka Cemetery

The tombs up to the 14th generation of Tokugawa Shoguns were alternately buried at Kanei-ji Temple or Zojoji Temple.

Yoshinobu's tomb has become an unusual form of Shinto's grave buns because it was converted to Shinto to reward Emperor Meiji's patronage by will.

Eiichi longed for Yoshinobu, so he willed to build a tomb in the direction of Yoshinobu's tomb.

The bond between Yoshinobu and Eiichi will be connected forever to the world after death!

References

"Yoshinobu Tokugawa's last darling, Eiichi Shibusawa and his family members" Hanako Shibusawa (grandson of Eiichi Shibusawa)

Monthly Nihonbashi October issue "Eiichi Shibusawa Remained in Nihonbashi" Special Feature