Ukondayu Kazufusa

Morimoto Ukondayu Kazufusa (森本右近太夫一房) (d. May 3, 1674 at Kyōto) was a 17th-century Japanese traveler, merchant and pilgrim, who made a journey to Cambodia, and in January 1632 visited the temple of Angkor Wat at Angkor.[1]

He was the second son of  Morimoto Kazuhisa, a senior vassal of Kato Kiyomasa . Kazuhisa pray for the worldly benefits of his father and for the salvation of his deceased mother.[2] At that time, the temple was thought by the Japanese visitors as the famed Jetavana garden of the Buddha, located in the kingdom of Magadha.[1]

In Angkor, there were altogether 14 inscriptions left by Japanese pilgrims between 1612 and 1632 CE.[3] Among these inscriptions, the best-known inscription was Kazufusa's, telling that he celebrated the Khmer New Year in Angkor in 1632.[4] The merchant-pilgrims belonged to the Japanese cities of Higo (肥後), Hizen (肥前国), Hirado (平戸) and Nagasaki (長崎), but some came also from Sakai (堺) and Ōsaka (大阪).

Notes

  1. ^ a b Abdoul-Carime Nasir. "Au-dela du plan Japonais du XVII siècle d'Angkor Vat], (A XVII century Japanese map of Angkor Wat)" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Nakao Yoshiharu. "On the grave of Morimoto Gidayu, father of Morimoto Ukondayu Ichifusa, who left an inscription at Angkor Wat" (PDF). Kyoto Prefectural Archaeological Research Center (in Japanese).
  3. ^ Masako Fukawa, Stan Fukawa (6 November 2014). "Japanese Diaspora - Cambodia". Discover Nikkei. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ^ "History of Cambodia, Post-Angkor Era (1431 - present day)". Cambodia Travel. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

References

  • Ishizawa, Yoshiaki: Les inscriptions calligraphiques japonaises du XVIIe siècle à Angkor Vat et le plan du Jetavana-vihāra, in: Manuel d’épigraphie du Cambodge. Eds.: Yoshiaki Ishizawa, Claude Jacques, Khin Sok. Avec la collaboration de: Uraisi Varasarin, Michael Vickery, Tatsuro Yamamoto. Vol. I, Paris 2007, pp. 169–179.
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