THE GIST OF THIS ARTICLE
- Page 1 Schedul of 2025, What is Jidai Matsuri?, Reservation seat
- Page 2 Jidai Gyoretsu Parade 1: Shinkoretsu, Enryaku Period, Heian Period
- Page 3 Jidai Gyoretsu Parade 2: Kamakura period, Yoshin Period, Muromachi Period
- Page 4 Jidai Gyoretsu Parade 3: Azuchi Momoyama period, Edo Period, Meiji Ishin Period
- Page 5 The Route of Paeade
The following is the contents of this article.
Azico momoyama period 1573~1603 安土桃山時代
Overview
Onin no ran, the largest civil war in Janapnese history weakened Ashikaga Shogunate and Oda nobunaga dispeled Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Ashikaga Shogunate was over.
Oda Nobunaga 織田公上洛列
Oda nobunaga is one of the three great worrios and nearly seized huge political power over the archeplago but Akechi Mitsuhide, one of his advisor, rebeled against him. Mitsuhide tried to assisinate him at Honnoji temple. Nobunaga find he could not win and put fire on the temple and made Harakiri (Harakiri is death with extreame honor. If Mitsuhide could have killed him, he would be nothing but loser. ).
The armors in this period has peculiar ornamnts on helmet.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi 豊公参朝列
After the death of Nobunga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi brought the archipelago under his control. He paid visit to the imperial court after the victory.
Edo period 1603~1868 江戸時代
Overview
Hideyoshi’s government was fallen by Tokugawa Ieyasu. He established Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Japan was under control. The empror and court nobles are not allowed to participate in politics in terms of law.
徳川城使上洛列
Under the rule of Tokugawa Shogunate, the emperor was highly respected because his legitimacy depended on Japanese mythology. Shogun was a person who had a premission to rule the country.
Ladies in Edo period 江戸時代婦人列
She is Kazunomiya. She is a daughter of emperor Ninko and married to Tokugawa Iemochi, the 14th Shogun of Tokugawa Shogunate.
She is Otagaki rengetsu, a famous poet in the period.
The lady in black kimono is a wife of a prosperous merchant. One day, a style competition was held. Participants except her were in gorgeous kimono. On the other hand, she wore simple and elegant black kimono and let her maid (the lady in red kimono) wear beautiful kimono thanks to the advice of Ogata Korin.
Meiji period 明治維新時代
Overview
In the 19th century, the renovation of Japan took place: The Meiji Restoration. Tokugawa Shogunate returned the previlage to rule the archipelago to the emperor for the purpose of carrying on renewal to give strength to the country.
Bakumatsu Shisi 幕末志士列
Bakumatsu Shisi is the hisorical figures helped Meiji restoration.
Ishin Kinno tai army 維新勤王隊列
When Meiji restoraton was still on, rebellions fought the war. This Ishin Kino tai army from Kyoto joined the Imperial army of Meiji restoration to put down them.
Here Today
The governor of Kyoto prefecture and the mayor of Kyoto city lead the parade.
