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Among the sons of Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Edo shogunate, the most famous was his second son, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who became the third shogun (his eldest son died young). Hidetada also had other sons, one of whom was Hoshina Masayuki. It is said that his birth was the result of his father Hidetada's infidelity. Hoshina Masayuki's existence was kept secret at the time of his birth, but he later not only provided strong political support to the fourth shogun, Ietsuna, but also grew into a man renowned as a wise ruler as the lord of the Aizu domain. Hoshina Masayuki's Birth: Hoshina Masayuki was born in 1611 (Keicho 16), the year of Tokugawa Hidetada...

Hanitsu Shrine, located in Inawashiro Town, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture, is the gravesite of Hoshina Masayuki, the first lord of the Aizu domain, and is also a shrine where he is enshrined as a god. But why is the grave of a man considered the guardian deity of the Aizu region located in Inawashiro, rather than in Aizu-Wakamatsu, where the castle is located? This article will answer this question and explain Hanitsu Shrine. Born as the illegitimate son of Tokugawa Hidetada and adopted into the Hoshina family, Hoshina Masayuki, a virtuous ruler known as the guardian deity of Aizu, was trusted by Tokugawa Iemitsu and supported the shogunate government, while also laying the foundation for the domain's governance as the first lord of the Aizu domain. Statue of Hoshina Masayuki Source: Wikipedia...