Ōta Dōkan , also known as Ōta Sukenaga, was a Japanese samurai lord, poet and Buddhist monk. He took the tonsure as a Buddhist priest in 1478, and he also adopted the Buddhist name, Dōkan, by which he is known today.
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Portrait of Ōta Dōkan
A portion of Edo Castle, built by the Tokugawa shogunate and successor to Dōkan’s castle.
Tomb site of Ōta Dōkan in Kamakura, Japan
Contemporary panoramic view of the Imperial Palace which today occupies the location which Ōta Dōkan selected and fortified in 1457. The Tokyo sky and skyline are much changed, but part of Dōkan's moat is preserved as a notable element of the site's past and present.In their orbit 3
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Ōta Dōkan , also known as Ōta Sukenaga, was a Japanese samurai lord, poet and Buddhist monk. He took the tonsure as a Buddhist priest in 1478, and he also adopted the Buddhist name, Dōkan, by which he is known today. Dōkan is best known as the architect and builder of Edo Castle in what is today modern Tokyo; and he is considered the founder of the castle town which grew up around that Ōnin era fortress.
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Lived 1432 to 1486 · aged 54
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