Michimura Nakanoin

Background

Michimura Nakanoin was born in 1631.

Career

When he went to Edo, he was asked by Shogun Iemitsu Tokugawa to initiate him into the secret meanings of the poetry of Kokin-wakashu Anthology but Micnimura refused, saying that it was a family secret. When Emperor Gomi abdicated because of indignation over the Shogunate’s high-handedness, Michimura was suspected by the Shogunate of having advised the Emperor to do so. As a resuit, he was placed under house arrest for a long period.

Connections

Father:

Michikatsu Nakanoin