The Shogun’s Shadow: Samurai Power in Modern Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Modern HistoryArchitectureReligion & SpiritualityPolitics & Government
This walk explores how Tokyo’s historic districts reflect the shifting meanings of power, war, and remembrance. Beginning with Edo under the Tokugawa shogunate, it traces a city shaped by castle grounds, samurai administration, temples, and shrines. It then follows the Meiji transformation of these spaces into ministries, archives, parks, and ceremonial sites. Key stops include Yūshūkan, Yasukuni, the National Archives of Japan, and Nippon Budokan.
The stops
- 01 Yūshūkan Museum
- 02 Yasukuni Shrine
- 03 Chinreisha
- 04 千秋文庫 (Senshu Bunko)
- 05 National Showa Memorial Museum
- 06 Kudanshita Station
- 07 しょうけい館 (Shokei-kan Museum)
- 08 National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- 09 National Archives of Japan
- 10 Nippon Budokan
The narration at every stop is in the app — this is just the map of where it takes you.
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On the App Store
Walk The Shogun’s Shadow: Samurai Power in Modern Tokyo with a voice in your ear.
Download Odyssey Guide on iPhone to start this walk.
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