|
 （吉野町・西吉野村）
|
|||
 Emperor Godaigo (1288-1339) was the second son of Emperor Go-uda. In 1332, Emperor Godaigo was banished to the Oki Islands after the failure of his plot to overthrow the Kamakura Shogunate, but he escaped the following year and destroyed the Shogunate with help from a former Shogunate general, Ashikaga Takauji, thus achieving the Kemmu Restoration. But he soon met with opposition from military commanders and noblemen, and his restoration government was overthrown in two years, after which he moved to the Yoshino mountains to establish the Southern Dynasty, in opposition to the Northern Dynasty which was supported by the Ashikaga shoguns. After receiving news of a series of defeats of the Southern Dynasty camp, Emperor Godaigo died at the age of 52 in 1339.  Nishi Yoshino Village: Remains of Ano Imperial Palace, which Emperor Godaigo visited on his way to Yoshino. Yoshino Town: Yoshimizu Shrine, Emperor Godaigo's temporary quarters; Kinrin'noji Temple, where he breathed his last; and Tono-o-ryo Imperial Mausoleum, which faces (quite exceptionally) north in accordance with his specific command. 
|
|
|||
