. The history of the world; a survey of a man's record. w. r«l-i-<;*i-l=:l+c.£^<,«^- X. iZ7o2] HISTORY OF THE WORLD 41 to 1651; ob. 1652), was buried in Xikko. All tbe other shoguns were buried atYedo, either within the precinct of the temple of Uyeno or within that of temple buildings of Nikko (see the plate, The Cemeter}- and Temple Build-ings of Nikko in Japan), are certainly the greatest, the richest, and the mostbeautiful in Japan, and are distinguished by the artistic finish of the buildings andthe decorations of their interior, as well as by the beauty of the surroun

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. The history of the world; a survey of a man's record. w. r«l-i-<;*i-l=:l+c.£^<,«^- X. iZ7o2] HISTORY OF THE WORLD 41 to 1651; ob. 1652), was buried in Xikko. All tbe other shoguns were buried atYedo, either within the precinct of the temple of Uyeno or within that of temple buildings of Nikko (see the plate, The Cemeter}- and Temple Build-ings of Nikko in Japan), are certainly the greatest, the richest, and the mostbeautiful in Japan, and are distinguished by the artistic finish of the buildings andthe decorations of their interior, as well as by the beauty of the surrounding land-scape. The interest of the spot and of its builduigs is further increased by thenumerous dedicatory presents in and about it which have been brought from everypart of the country, and, in some cases, even from ICorea. Hidetada, the first successor of lyejasu, followed in his fathers footsteps, andmaintained the institutions introduced by him. lyemitsu, the grandson of thefounder of the dynasty, was, undoubtedly, the most important of the fou

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