During the Edo period, the Tokugawa Shogunate, which ruled Japan, was an indispensable presence in Japanese history and culture and is known as the "Three Houses". Among them, the Owari Tokugawa family, which has inherited numerous treasures, stores and displays them in the "Tokugawa Art Museum". The museum is holding a special exhibition reviewing the life of Shogun Princess "Chiyo-hime", the first child of the 3rd Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Chiyo-hime (1637-98) was born in Edo Castle as the first child of the 3rd Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, and she was a shogun princess by birth. To ensure a successor for Iemitsu, who initially lacked male heirs, she married Mitsutomo, the second head of the Owari Tokugawa family, at the tender age of 2 years and 6 months. Her subsequent brothers, Ietsuna and Tsunayoshi, became shoguns, and as their sister, Chiyo-hime's life was nothing short of magnificent.
As a bridge to the shogun family, Chiyo-hime laid the foundations for the prosperity of the Owari Tokugawa family. We look back on her life and achievements.

Official Website Exhibition Page

Place：Tokugawa Art Museum Main Exhibition Hall

Nearby Station：Ōzone Station

Transportation：8-minute walk from the south exit of JR Chuo Main Line 'Ozone' Station, 3-minute walk from City Bus/Meitetsu Bus Line 2 'Tokugawaen Shindekake', and right next to Nagoya Sightseeing Route Bus Me-guru 'Tokugawaen, Tokugawa Art Museum, Hosa Library' stop.

Parking：Available

Time：10:00 AM ～ 5:00 PM (Last admission at 16:30)

Price：Adults 1,600 yen, High school and university students 800 yen, Elementary and Junior high students 500 yen ※On Saturdays, free for high school students and younger, the same price allows access to the special exhibition "The Magnificent Life of Princess Chiyo."

https://www.tokugawa-art-museum.jp/