{"id":414,"date":"2026-07-10T10:04:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T01:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/?page_id=414"},"modified":"2026-07-11T03:27:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:27:57","slug":"mokubo-ji","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/?page_id=414","title":{"rendered":"Mokubo-Ji"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0013-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30275\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0013-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30275\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0030-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30288\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0030-512x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30288\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0019-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30279\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0019-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30279\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3238.6849610963395!2d139.81169257638214!3d35.73396572707436!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x60188f02a27cef77%3A0x62e811d0ae06799a!2z5pyo5q-N5a-6!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sjp!4v1783309626841!5m2!1sen!2sjp\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tragedic Legend of Umewakamaru, the subject of the Noh play <em>Sumidagawa<\/em> by Zeami.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0023-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30290\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0023-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30290\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0025-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30291\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0025-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30291\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0024-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30292\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0024-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30292\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is said that the name of the temple, Mokubo-ji (\u6728\u6bcd\u5bfa), was created by breaking down the kanji character for plum (<em>ume<\/em>, \u6885) into its component parts: tree (<em>moku<\/em>, \u6728) and mother (<em>bo,<\/em> \u6bcd). The plum refers to Ume-waka-maru (\u6885\u82e5\u4e38; literary, plum-young-man), the tragic protagonist of the Noh play <em>Sumidagawa<\/em> by Zeami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Umewaka-zuka (\u6885\u82e5\u585a), a memorial mound dedicated to Umewakamaru, has been recreated within the current grounds of Mokubo-ji Temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Itohei the Silk King; The Largest Stone Monument in Tokyo inscribed by the First Prime Minister of Japan It\u014d Hirobumi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0022-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30277\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0022-512x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30277\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0015-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30284\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0015-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30284\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0020-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30281\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0020-512x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30281\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0018-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30278\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0018-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30278\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0017-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30280\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0017-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30280\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sponsors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0016-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30287\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0016-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30287\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ito Hirobumi wrote this inscription<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heihachi Tanaka (\u7530\u4e2d\u5e73\u516b) became a billionaire through the silk trade during the Meiji period. Upon his death, he left a will requesting that a massive stone monument inscribed with his nickname, &#8216;Tenka no Itohei&#8217; (\u5929\u4e0b\u4e4b\u7cf8\u5e73; Itohei of the World), be erected. Today, that monument stands within the grounds of Mokubo-ji Temple, featuring calligraphy engraved by Japan&#8217;s first Prime Minister, It\u014d Hirobumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sanyu Stone Monument<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0026-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30283\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0026-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30283\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0027-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30282\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0027-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30282\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0028-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"30289\" src=\"https:\/\/tanaka0903.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0028-384x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30289\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tragedic Legend of Umewakamaru, the subject of the Noh play Sumidagawa by Zeami. It is said that the name of the temple, Mokubo-ji (\u6728\u6bcd\u5bfa), was created by breaking down the kanji character for plum (ume, \u6885) into its component parts: tree (moku, \u6728) and mother (bo, \u6bcd). The plum refers to Ume-waka-maru (\u6885\u82e5\u4e38; literary, plum-young-man), &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/?page_id=414\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mokubo-Ji&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":386,"parent":453,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-414","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":415,"href":"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/414\/revisions\/415"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialakiba.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}