Shogunzuka

Japanese: 将軍塚 - しょうぐんづか

[1] [noun] A mound with a legend that a military commander was buried there long ago. Also, a legend. [2] A mound at the top of Mount Kacho, Awataguchi, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. It is said that Emperor Kanmu, who moved the capital to Heian-kyo in 794, buried an eight-foot clay figurine wearing iron armor and helmet and carrying an iron bow and arrows there to protect the palace. *Hogen (around 1220 ) Vol. 1: "A comet has appeared in the east and has not yet disappeared. The Shogun's mound is rumbling frequently ."

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙昔、武将を埋めたという伝承をもつ塚。また、その伝説。[2] 京都市東山区粟田口、華頂山の頂上にある塚。延暦一三年（七九四）平安京に遷都した桓武天皇が王城守護のために八尺の土偶に鉄の鎧、兜を着せ、鉄の弓矢を持たせて埋めたと伝えられる塚。※保元（1220頃か）上「彗星(はうきぼし)東方に出(いで)、いまだかくれず。将軍塚頻(しきり)に鳴動す」

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