The Nikko shrine is also known as the tomb of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He commissioned workers to build the tomb as a shrine which means he wanted to be a god.
Tokugawa family controled Japan during 1600-1800. first leader as Ieyasu commissioned workers to move his tomb from Shizuoka to Nikko after one year later from his death.
The sizuoka where he was born.
Nikko is not related to him but it has a shrine.
In Japan, there were two religious beliefs are existed. One is Buddhism from China, the other is Sinto that established in Japan.
Tokugawa wanted to be in Sinto shrine instead of Buddhism temple which means he wanted to be a god in Japan. It indicated that his majestic power and wild aspiration.
On the other side. The last leader was Yoshinobu.
His tomb was located at Yanaka nearby Ueno.
The Yanaka graveyard is modest and simple.
The contrast between the trailblazer and the last stand. The first was exaggerated and extravaganza. The last one is modest and simple.
He believed Buddhism but after the end of era of Edo. He changed the belief for Shinto. Then his tomb shaped looks like the emperor.
The emperor of Japan also believe the Sinto.
Which means He ended up that respect the emperor as he became the ordinary people.
The Rules of Samurai. Ordered by Tokugawa.
In 1600, after Ieyasu defeated Toyotomi, Ieyasu was afraid that emerging such samurai power again like Toyotomi. Then He set the strict rules for samurais.
For instance, the samurai’s wife and children should be staying in Tokyo temporary. And the government stricted a marriage of samurai. The other rules that samurai could not build a castle independently.
So they’re rules let samurai controlled.
Travel oriented life 