mausolea

Updated: July 23, 2026

Finally, the treasury became so empty that, when the shogun desired to repair to the mausolea at Nikko, which would have involved a journey of ten days at the most, he was compelled to abandon the idea, as the officials of the treasury declared themselves unable to find the necessary funds.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era