Letter by Emperor Gofukakusa 後深草天皇宸翰御消息（正月十一日）ゴフカクサテンノウシンカンオンショウソク(ショウガツジュウイチニチ)
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Emperor Gofukakusa (1243-1304, r. 1246-59) wrote this letter in 1292 (Shôô 5) in order to ask Emperor Fushimi (1265-1317, r. 1287-98) about the situation regarding <i>Kasuga shinboku dôza</i> (monks' protesting by transferring Kasuga Shrine's sacred tree to a different location) and Mt. Hiei. Though officially retired, Emperor Gofukakusa was exercising power as retired emperor (J., <i>insei</i>), politically supporting Emperor Fushimi. A dispute between Nanto, or Kôfuku-ji Temple in Nara, and Hokurei, or Enryaku-ji Temple on Mt. Hiei, which continued from 1291 (Shôô 4) to the second month of 1292 (Shôô 5), had thrown the imperial court into great confusion. The letter was handwritten by Emperor Gofukakusa when he was 50 years old.
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The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
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September 14, 2026