Tokugawa Ieyasu

VOX POPULI: Learning how to teach history
A Japanese history textbook for high school students discusses the theory that Prince Shotoku, a prominent figure in the history of Japan, might have in fact not existed. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Coming into new knowledge or information that completely disproves something you have always accepted without question is a rather exhilarating experience.
Clock owned by first Tokugawa shogun found to be in ...
David Thompson examines the clock given to Tokugawa Ieyasu. (Akifumi Nagahashi)
A British horological expert has confirmed that a 430-year-old timepiece given as a gift to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, is in mint condition, almost ...
Japan's oldest Western clock headed for expert...
Japan's oldest existing Western clock, which was given by a Spanish king to Tokugawa Ieyasu (Provided by Kuno-zan Toshogu shrine)
After 400 years, Japan thinks it's the right time to assess the historical value of its oldest existing Western clock, and has called upon the British Museum to do the...
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