では、入っていきましょうか。まずは、二条城・二之丸・唐門。
修学旅行生と、海外からのツーリストが目立ちますね。。
で、二の丸御殿です。ここで大政奉還の決議とかされたんですよね。
二の丸御殿の欄間の拡大。カッコいい精緻な彫刻だ。
残念ながら、内部の撮影はできません。
内部を観光しながら、大半が海外しかも見た感じ英語圏の方々だったので、多少解説してあげたいと思っては見たものの、残念ながら歴史知識が不十分だ。
そのあたりもう少し修練したいものだ。
the most of visiters were looks like English speaker, so I may have to support explain here, if I know the exact history of this place.
[Nijojo castle].
there was big event in Japanese history here , it was one symbol to transfer from midle ages to early modern.
as you may know , the midle ages of Japane was lead by Samurai.
but in the 19 century, Samurai /Shogun returned Japanese administration to the Emperor.
the leaders of Samurai government resolved here to returned all administration right to Imperial court.
then, they decided to finish Samurai era by themselves. such meeting was hold in this bulding.
btw, do you know the meaning of "Samurai" ?
original meaning of old Japanese language...
[saburau] verb: wait by the lord.
[saburai] subject: waiting by the lord. or "a man who waiting by the lord to guard/surve him"
the word was changed to [Samurai]
Originally, Samurai was servant of the Emperor or nobles.
but they got a strong power than their master in the war history.
that born the leader of Samaurai he was called Shogun.
