Akamatsu Norimura
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was a Japanese
samurai and clan leader of the Muromachi period
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, awarded in 1336 after switching his support to the Ashikaga side from the Emperor Go-Daigo
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Norimura constructed the temple of Shomyoji at the base of Mt. Himeji, which later became the site for Himeji Castle
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, Sesson Yūbai
was able to become the founder of a number of provincial Buddhist temple-monasteries, including Hōun-ji
and Hōrin-ji
in Harima. Hōrin-ji was ranked among the provincial jissatsu by the Muromachi shogunate, which encouraged its shugo vassals to found monasteries in their domains.
Prominent among Yūbai's followers was Norimura's son, Akamatsu Norisuke (1314-1371).
Japan
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samurai and clan leader of the Muromachi period
Muromachi period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kemmu restoration of imperial...
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Shugo
Norimura served as the shugo of Harima ProvinceHarima Province
or Banshu was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tamba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji....
, awarded in 1336 after switching his support to the Ashikaga side from the Emperor Go-Daigo
Emperor Go-Daigo
Emperor Go-Daigo was the 96th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession....
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Norimura constructed the temple of Shomyoji at the base of Mt. Himeji, which later became the site for Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle
When the han feudal system was abolished in 1871, Himeji Castle was put up for auction. The castle was purchased by a Himeji resident for 23 Japanese yen...
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Patron
With the patronage of Norimura and the Akamatsu clanAkamatsu clan
The was a Japanese samurai family of direct descent from Minamoto no Morifusa. They were prominent shugo-daimyō in Harima during the Sengoku period.-Select members of the clan:* Akamatsu Norimura .* Akamatsu Norisuke ....
, Sesson Yūbai
Sesson Yubai
was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk of the Rinzai sect. This priest and poet who is considered "the first important poet of the Five Mountains.-In China:...
was able to become the founder of a number of provincial Buddhist temple-monasteries, including Hōun-ji
Hōun-ji
is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture .-History:With the patronage of the Akamatsu clan, Sesson Yūbai was able to become the founder of a number of provincial Buddhist temple-monasteries, including Hōun-ji in Harima....
and Hōrin-ji
Hōrin-ji (Harima)
is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture .-History:With the patronage of the Akamatsu clan, Sesson Yūbai was able to become the founder of a number of provincial Buddhist temple-monasteries, including Hōrin-ji in Harima....
in Harima. Hōrin-ji was ranked among the provincial jissatsu by the Muromachi shogunate, which encouraged its shugo vassals to found monasteries in their domains.
Prominent among Yūbai's followers was Norimura's son, Akamatsu Norisuke (1314-1371).