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  • The Former Retreat of Tomomi Iwakura
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    日本の近代史に登場し、様々に影響を及ぼした公家で政治家の岩倉具視が幕末に幽閉生活を送った住居と関連資料展示館です。 公武合体の立場をとり皇女和宮と徳川幕府第14代将軍家茂の縁組を推し進めたことについて、尊王攘夷派から排斥されて辿り着いた洛北での田舎生活の一端が、大河ドラマ「晴天を衝け」の中で触れられたことは記憶に新しく、一度はと思い訪問しました。 公家育ちにしては狭い母屋と控えの間が渡り廊下で繋が...

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