The head of the Tokugawa family, a descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu, changed for the first time in 60 years, and a commemorative ceremony was held at Zojoji Temple in Minato-ku, Tokyo on the 29th.
At Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first head of the Tokugawa family, Tsunetaka Tokugawa (82), who served as the 18th head of the Tokugawa family for 60 years, retired due to reasons such as old age, and from January 1st, his eldest son Iehiro (57) became the 19th head. have become.
On the 29th, at the Tokugawa family's family temple, Zojoji Temple in Minato Ward, Tokyo, a commemorative ceremony was held privately.
More than 400 people, including those involved in the Tokugawa family, attended the ceremony, and the items handed down by the family head for generations were handed over to Mr. Iehiro, and the change of the family head was reported.
Outside the building, along with the ceremony, the Edo Firefighting Memorial Association, which works to preserve the firefighting culture of the Edo period, performed a special dance performance such as "Ladder Ride", and Mr. Iehiro who watched over gave them a round of applause. I was.
Iehiro, who held a press conference after this, said, "I feel like I have to take over the weight of my responsibility. '' said.