Tojo House
“Photography is a magical kind of art that allows people to preserve time and moments, and to describe the world the way they see it.” ― Sahara Sanders Built in 1884, Tojo house (Tojo-tei in Japanese) is a former residence of Prince Akitate Tokugawa, brother of the last Shogun, Yoshinobu Tokugawa. Akitate was supposed to be the shogun after Yoshinobu, but the Meiji Restoration abruptly and dramatically finished the 200-years-long Edo period. His ambition to be the last shogun never came true, and he spent the rest of his life in Tojo-tei. The building itself is well reserved. Once inside, you’ll find a very well reserved structure of the house. …