Statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu - Sumida City

Ikuyasu Tokugawa is the founder of the Tokugawa family. The former name is Motoyasu Matsudaira. Warlords, Sengoku Daimyo, Tenjin people from the Sengoku period to the Azuchi Momoyama period. The 9th head of the Ansho Shohei family. The warlord who ended in the Sengoku period, opened the Edo Shogunate and became the first general of the conquest. One of the three British masters.

I do not know why there is a statue of Ieyasu Tokugawa standing on a turtle in this place. It is on the road between the Edo-Tokyo Museum and Nihon Daiichi Naka. Why don't you relocate to a place with a better view?

When you leave Edo Tokyo Museum and walk a little toward the station, you will see a statue standing on a big turtle along the road. According to the nameplate, it looks like a statue built in honor of the feat of Ieyasu Tokugawa who opened Edo Prefecture, which is the foundation of Tokyo, but it is a humorous and familiar statue somewhere.

There is a statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu who built the town of Edo in the alley between Edo Tokyo Museum and Nihon University Daiichi Gakuen after getting off Ryogoku Station. Unlike the statues of Ieyasu I've seen in various places, it's deformed in Oita. Standing in the form of a hunt on the shell of a turtle. It's also different from the others, with a smiling face and being like Ebisu.

You can find out about the statues of historical figures in Tokyo in "Material 1", "Tokyo Edo Guide, Vol. 4, Mutual and Bronze Statues", but there is no statue of Ieyasu Tokugawa here. It seems that there was no statue of Ieyasu Tokugawa in Tokyo at the time this book was written. The history of the donation of the statue of Ieyasu Tokugawa to the Edo Museum by the Edo Firefighting Memorial Association was April 25, 1994. Currently (October 2014), this is the only thing that exists in Tokyo. The creator is Tsuneo Yamashita, the height of the statue is 3.7 meters (height from the pedestal is 7.76 meters), and the weight is 30 tons. There is no official description of the turtle on the pedestal, but it is said to represent Edo as the city of water. However, many statues based on turtles have been seen since ancient times. According to "Material 2", "World Great Museum Encyclopedia, Volume 3, Amphibians and Reptiles," this turtle-shaped animal is called a favor, and was originally the name of the god of the river, taking the shape of a turtle. It is said to appear in this world. This phantom beast is shaped like a stone monument and is regarded as a symbol of "immobility". Returning to the story of Ieyasu Tokugawa in the past, it is not that there was no statue of Ieyasu Tokugawa in the past. There was a statue of Ieyasu Tokugawa (built in July 1919) by his eldest son, but it was offered for the Pacific War in March 1941 and never returned. A photo of this statue can be found in "Material 4", "Imperial Bronze Statue Book Vol. 1". In addition to Tokyo, Ieyasu statues are also found in Aichi and Shizuoka prefectures. "summary" Win the victory in the battle of Sekigahara, which was the de facto battle of "the battle for the world". It seems that he is often treated as a villain because of his political strength after entering the old age, but it is certain that he was the biggest giant in the Warring States period. The statue is located on the grounds next to the Edo Museum in Ryogoku (the passage on the left when facing the front entrance). A bronze statue donated by the Edo Fireworks Memorial Association to commemorate the opening of the Edo Museum. It is said that he likes to carry heavy loads with a similar phantom beast, Bixi. By the way, the appearance of the turtle is said to be due to the existence of the turtle, which is also called the "god of water" after the town of Edo where the river runs. On top of that, a 15-tiered pedestal is set up in connection with the fact that the shogunate of the shogunate continued for 15 generations, and a statue of falconry costume is placed. On the left side of the statue is a statue of an elaborate design in which the falconry used for falconry, which Ieyasu liked, is perched. Ieyasu Tokugawa was "thinking about how to fight and the stability of the shogunate in Sanaka, a falconry hunter." In addition, it is undeniable that it was the advance of the Edo Shogunate of Dokan Ota (two photos on the right). Please forgive me for any misunderstandings. Honjo Kamezawa Town 6th grandson (Reference material) [Material 1] "Tokyo Edo Guide, Volume 4, Sumo and Statues" (edited by Masanobu Sakurai, Yasaka Shobo 2004, 2913/724/004) [Material 2] "World Great Museum Picture Book Vol. 3 Amphibious and Reptiles" (Hiroshi Aramata, Heibonsha 1990, 4803/2/3) [Material 3] "Bulletin of the City of Tokyo 39 Reference Forest" (Tokyo Metropolitan Archives, 2003 36/2136 / 5-39, p.210) [Material 4] "Imperial Bronze Statue Book Vol. 1" (written by Atsumi Kurita, Dainippon Imperial History Research Association Publishing Department, 1935, 7117/3/1 p.119) [Material 5] "Furusato no Kokoro Bronze Statue" (Planned and edited by Hiroshi Inamoto, Saj Fumio Photograph, Japan Press Association, 1991

An image of a god hunting costume with a whale hunting costume that rides a turtle-like spirit beast that is known as China. He loves heavy bags as he likes. The pedestal of Ieyasu is 15 stages the same as that of General Tokugawa. The image of Ieyasu, who made the cornerstone of the city of Edo / Tokyo, does not seem to be seen so much in Tokyo. It seems that Edo-Tokyo Firefighting Association was donated to Edo-Tokyo Museum.

A statue of Ieyasu on the grounds of the Edo-Tokyo Museum. I think I wouldn't have noticed unless the bicycle parking lot of the facility moved from the JR Ryogoku station side to the Toei subway side.